The veteran's appeal regarding an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the residuals of a right knee meniscus injury has been dismissed as he did not file a timely substantive appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to perfect his appeal within the required time frame, resulting in dismissal of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscus injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0617376
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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