The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection due to a lack of timely submission of a substantive appeal.
The deciding factor: No substantive appeal was received within the required timeframe, thus the case is dismissed as lacking jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of heart disease with hypertension, atrophy of the left kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0027093
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeals to reopen the service connection claims for atrophy of the left kidney, arteriosclerosis of the lower extremities, and coronary artery disease have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hepatitis B positive antibody, atrophy of the left kidney, and hypertension as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The veteran did not have any chronic infections or significant medical history related to these conditions during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis B positive antibody and atrophy of the left kidney, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The issues were not decided on the merits.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left kidney disability and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim of service connection for a gall bladder disability. The decision was vacated due to procedural issues.
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