Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for tinnitus (claimed as ears-ringing) was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's concurrent election of a Higher-Level Review and a Board Appeal was not permissible under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus (claimed as ears-ringing)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022180
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