The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for lateral collateral ligament sprain, right and sensorineural hearing loss, right ear is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time and must dismiss this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- lateral collateral ligament sprain, right, sensorineural hearing loss, right ear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25044254
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it had its onset during service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper notification and consideration of additional evidence. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic right otitis media and hearing loss, right ear are currently on appeal.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claims for service connection for sensorineural hearing loss, left knee degenerative joint disease, and left pre-Achilles and retrocalcaneal bursitis.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear due to failure to submit new and material evidence.
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