The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely file a Substantive Appeal in the matter of his initial rating for right bundle block, status post myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease. As such, the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran's substantive appeal was received more than six months after the deadline specified by law and regulations for filing a timely Substantive Appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Right bundle block, Myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0800500
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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