Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the Veteran filing a notice of disagreement prior to receiving notification of the Agency of Original Jurisdiction's decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the notice of disagreement was invalid because it was filed before the notification letter was sent, thus the claim was not ripe for appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107853
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