Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal for the issue of adding S.D.G. as his dependent to his VA disability compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal for the issue of entitlement to add S.D.G. as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20081966
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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