The veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions was dismissed as he did not file a timely substantive appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to file a timely substantive appeal within the required time frame after receiving the statement of the case (SOC).
- Claimed conditions
- mid and low back injuries, hearing impairment, a left ankle disorder, tendinitis of the fingers, numbness of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0716874
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a hematologic disorder and granted an 80 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective from March 17, 2011 to December 9, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of left ankle burn, left knee disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and hearing impairment are all granted. The claim for residuals of a spider bite is remanded.
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