Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal within one year of the initial denial.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely file a notice of disagreement with the January 2020 rating decision, which is a procedural defect under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094005
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