The Board dismissed the veteran's claim of service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda as he did not file a timely Substantive Appeal.,PTSD was also not perfected on appeal, and the Board dismissed this issue due to lack of timely filing of a Substantive Appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to perfect an appeal within the required timeframes for all issues related to service connection and temporary total disability evaluations.,No new evidence or arguments were provided by the veteran in response to the Board's request for such information, indicating that he did not have good cause to support his appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria cutanea tarda, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0300251
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an additional addendum opinion to determine whether any associated exceptional or unusual disability is associated with the Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the effective date of service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda was dismissed due to untimeliness.
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