Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for higher evaluations of PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss because the appeals were filed prematurely.
The deciding factor: The Notice of Disagreement was premature and did not initiate a valid Board appeal as to these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008395
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