The Veteran's initial increased rating claims for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees were dismissed as he did not file a timely Substantive Appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to perfect an appeal by filing a timely Substantive Appeal within the required time period.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802589
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the October 2023 and February 2024 rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a right knee condition to obtain an adequate medical nexus opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to follow VA's claims processing rules.
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