Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant did not file a timely VA Form 9 in response to the February 2015 statement of the case, which denied her apportionment of the Veteran's VA pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant submitted her VA Form 9 more than 30 days after receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC), making it untimely and thus not considered by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065194
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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