The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on three service-connected conditions (limitation of extension, limitation of flexion, and impairment of the right thigh) were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing a timely Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement within the required timeframe after receiving the April 2020 Statement of the Case, leading to dismissal of the appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of extension of the right thigh, limitation of flexion of the right thigh, impairment of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24043322
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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