The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for hammer toe deformity of the right foot was dismissed as his timely substantive appeal was not received.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal within the required timeframe and jurisdiction over the issue is lacking due to this failure.
- Claimed conditions
- hammer toes of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0631152
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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