The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee meniscal tear have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the appellant.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability has been denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to service or post-service treatment.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been denied due to lack of in-service onset and no link to service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been denied because it did not manifest during or within one year after leaving service.
The deciding factor: Both the bilateral hearing loss and right knee meniscal tear claims were withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in their dismissal.,There is no evidence linking the low back disability to service. The Veteran's post-service treatment records do not show any symptoms or diagnoses related to a low back condition until 27 years after leaving service.,The obstructive sleep apnea claim was denied because there is no evidence of its onset during service and no link to service, with the first recorded complaint being 27 years after leaving service.,Hypertension was not diagnosed or treated within one year of leaving service, making it ineligible for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, right knee meniscal tear, low back disability, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2024
- Citation
- 24011994
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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