The Board has dismissed the appeal because a timely substantive appeal was not filed with respect to the January 1991 rating action that denied an increased rating for residuals, GSW of the right calf.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal within the required time frame or request an extension of time.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, GSW of the right calf
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0411160
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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