The appeal is dismissed as no valid timely notice of disagreement was received for the issues of entitlement to service connection for a thoracic spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, bilateral knee disorders, and an eye disorder, and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The March 5, 2015, NOD was limited to the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a cervical spine disorder, and the March 24, 2015, NOD was not accepted as it was signed by the Veteran's current representative without a valid VA Form 21-22a on file and submitted on the incorrect form.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, bilateral knee disorders, eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24031821
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple spinal conditions and a right foot disorder, effective from the date of the September 2024 rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of an appeal request, dismissing the attempted appeal.
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