Citation Nr: 21008860 Decision Date: 02/18/21 Archive Date: 02/18/21 DOCKET NO. 14-38 774 DATE: February 18, 2021 ORDER The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran had active service from June 1988 to June 1992. 2. The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has not been perfected; therefore, there is no justiciable issue for appellate adjudication. CONCLUSION OF LAW The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. 38 U.S.C. §§ 1110, 1131, 5107 (2012); 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.103, 3.303, 3.309 (2020). REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION As a procedural matter, the Board remanded the claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss in an August 2018 decision because the Veteran had not yet been afforded a supplemental statement of the case. The Board remand also reminded the Veteran that he was required to file a timely substantive appeal in order to vest the Board with jurisdiction over the issue. In December 2019, a supplemental statement of the case was issued to the Veteran. At this time, he has not filed a timely substantive appeal. Accordingly, there is no justiciable issue before the Board and the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Finally, the Veteran has not raised any other issues, nor have any other issues been reasonably raised by the record, for the Board’s consideration. See Doucette v. Shulkin, 28 Vet. App. 366, 369-370 (2017) (confirming that the Board is not required to address issues unless they are specifically raised by the claimant or reasonably raised by the evidence of record). L. HOWELL Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board T. Kokolas, Associate Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.