Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and shortness of breath as untimely. The claim for a back disability was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to untimeliness and lack of new evidence within the required timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, shortness of breath, back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111061
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