Dismissed
The Board found that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal in connection with the June 2003 rating decision, and thus denied the appeal as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The veteran's Form 9 was submitted after the deadline for filing a substantive appeal had passed, making it ineligible to be considered as such.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816845
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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