The Veteran's appeal for service connection for fallen arches was dismissed due to a lack of timely notice of disagreement with the October 2018 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed as it was submitted approximately four years after the initial denial, and no valid exception or extenuating circumstances were presented.
- Claimed conditions
- fallen arches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070296
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome and retrolisthesis L2-L3, degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, right knee, lateral collateral ligament sprain (chronic/recurrent), left ankle, right ankle, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), tinea pedis, fallen arches, and left knee instability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran filed a VA Form 10182 more than one year after the December 2022 and January 2023 rating decisions that addressed the service connection issues.
- Partly granted
The claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, fallen arches, and flat feet were reopened based on new and material evidence.
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