Dismissed
The appeal for earlier effective dates and initial ratings for service-connected conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran, thus these claims are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals before a decision was promulgated, therefore, no further action is required on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098433
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