Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, and lumbosacral strain due to procedural defects in the appeal process.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to provide the date(s) of the rating decision he sought to appeal on the VA Form 10182, leading to a non-jurisdictional procedural defect.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, lumbosacral strain (claimed as chronic back pain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101406
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