The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability is dismissed.,The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability is dismissed.,The appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability, claimed as a lower back condition is dismissed.,Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is granted.,The appeals on the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.
The deciding factor: Withdrawal of appeals related to left hip, right hip, and lower back disabilities by the Veteran through his representative in August 2024. The Board does not have jurisdiction over these appeals.,The VA hearing loss and tinnitus examination concluded with a negative nexus opinion regarding tinnitus, citing lack of contemporaneous service records and late onset of symptoms.,A private medical opinion from Vero ENT associates provided a positive nexus for both hearing loss and tinnitus diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, right hip disability, back disability (lower back condition), tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24081704
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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