Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected tinnitus because the decision was final and not appealed within one year. The issue of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) will be addressed in a separate appeal.
The deciding factor: The January 2020 rating decision is final as to the assigned effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus because the veteran did not seek review within one year.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000328
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