Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed as it was not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not provide good cause to extend the time limit for filing an appeal, as the Higher-Level Review process had not been utilized for these specific issues.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099680
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