The appeal for service connection for a hearing loss disability was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.
The deciding factor: The withdrawal of the appeal was explicitly and unambiguously stated in correspondence received on March 26, 2025.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050200
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss disability, neck strain, and tinea pedis. The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was also denied. The claims for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss disability but denied it for Crohn's disease, both on a direct basis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hearing loss disability, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the results of an April 2021 VA audiology examination.
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