The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for parental special monthly compensation and service connection due to untimely filing of a VA Form 10182.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with respect to the decision issued on April 28, 2022, and good cause has not been presented to accept the Veteran's late filing for the previously listed claims.
- Claimed conditions
- acute respiratory infections, asbestosis, bilateral hearing loss disability, bronchial disorders (also claimed as chronic bronchitis), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to include depression and anxiety, immunosuppressed disorder (also claimed as weakened immune system deficiency)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24030809
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to inadequate examination and reasoning.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance from another person, warranting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran's asbestosis disability is rated at 100% from December 2, 2024 to January 16, 2026. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis with pleural plaques and vascular dementia as secondary to asbestosis with pleural plaques due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
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