The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeals regarding service connection for arthritis of the back due to service-connected residuals of fractures of the left 4th through 8th ribs and an increased rating for service-connected residuals of left pneumothorax with restrictive lung disease, as he did not file timely substantive appeals.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to file a timely substantive appeal within one year after notice of the rating decision on appeal or within 60 days after a statement of the case was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of ribs, Sinus tachycardia, Arthritis of back due to service-connected rib fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0125180
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
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- Granted
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