Dismissed
The appeal concerning revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) of a final AOJ decision denying entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appeal was untimely as no request for review was received by VA in the year following December 17, 2019, when the Veteran was notified of the December 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046570
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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