Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of a right ear disability, including earaches and residuals of cyst in the right ear, was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement within one year of the original denial.
The deciding factor: The October 1997 rating decision denying service connection became final as the Veteran did not submit a notice of disagreement within the required timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear disability, earaches, benign growth of ear, residuals of cyst in right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007466
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