Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because her Notice of Disagreement with the April 6, 2020 letter refusing to accept an April 1, 2020 Legacy substantive appeal was untimely.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not provide good cause for filing her Notice of Disagreement more than one year after the AOJ decision and did not request an extension of time.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065511
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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