The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder has been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction at the January 2024 Board hearing, resulting in their dismissal.,The Veteran's major depressive disorder does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent due to his ability to maintain relationships with family members and employment.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24078521
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for specially-adapted housing assistance and a special home adaptation grant was denied because he does not meet the criteria for either benefit based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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