Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of tinnitus was dismissed because the veteran passed away while it was pending.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim(s) due to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003451
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