Dismissed
The appeal of the claim for service connection for hearing loss was dismissed due to a lack of adjudication by the AOJ in the first instance.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks legal authority to decide appeals that have not been adjudicated by the AOJ followed by a proper appeal of that decision.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092648
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