Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as a matter of law, finding that his substantive appeal was not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The substantive appeal was received after the 60-day period following issuance of the SOC and the one-year period from notification of the August 2003 rating decision had expired.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907840
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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