The Board denied the veteran's appeal because she did not file a timely substantive appeal (SA) within the required time frame for her claim of entitlement to service connection for vaginitis, squamous metaplasia and dysplasia of cervix.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the veteran failed to perfect her appeal by filing a timely SA within the applicable time limit as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginitis, squamous metaplasia and dysplasia of cervix
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0025566
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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