The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for her service-connected hysterectomy was dismissed because she did not timely file a VA Form 10182, and good cause has not been shown to extend the filing deadline.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the August 2021 rating decision due to her misunderstanding about the type of hysterectomy she underwent.
- Claimed conditions
- Hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24038072
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings, with the Veteran receiving a 30% rating for hysterectomy from November 15, 2019, and separate 30% ratings for bilateral salpingectomy. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 19, 2022.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claims for menorrhagia, adenomyosis, and hysterectomy due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or an etiological link to the Veteran's military service.
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