Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed for the issues of entitlement to an effective date prior to September 17, 2013, and entitlement to an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, service connection for foot fungus, and eligibility for DEA under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code. The appeal was denied for the effective date of service connection for bipolar disorder.
The deciding factor: The issues were withdrawn by the appellant at a Board hearing, and no evidence indicated an intent to pursue claims prior to September 17, 2013, for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, foot fungus, bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016538
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