Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a finding of a duty to assist error related to the claim for service connection for depression, and the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of an appealable issue regarding the duty to assist error and the absence of evidence supporting a current disability for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, TMJ dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016068
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