Dismissed
The Board denied the appeal as to the timeliness of the substantive appeal received following a May 10, 2017, statement of the case and dismissed the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal following the May 10, 2017, SOC, and good cause has not been presented to accept the late filing.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24033593
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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