The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 13, 2015 for TDIU as there was no timely appeal filed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of the RO's denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- A19002698
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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