Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for right ear hearing loss due to a duplicate appeal stream.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the violation of claims processing rules regarding simultaneous appeals on the same issues under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086531
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