The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding evaluations in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, 10 percent for bilateral knee strain, 20 percent for bilateral shoulder strain, 10 percent for bilateral wrist strain, and 10 percent for bilateral hip strain. The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely VA Form 10182 as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus, Bilateral plantar fasciitis, Bilateral knee strain, Bilateral shoulder strain, Bilateral wrist strain, Bilateral hip strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2023
- Citation
- A23035769
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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