Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left shoulder disability were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them in favor of adjudication under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: The submission of VA Form 20-0996, Decision Review Request: Higher-Level Review, by the Veteran on December 19, 2024, resulted in the withdrawal of the legacy appeal and dismissal of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Tinnitus, Left shoulder disability, claimed as arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003197
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