The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) was dismissed as the April 2021 VA Form 10182 was not timely opted into the Appeals Modernization Act system.
The deciding factor: The appeal was deemed untimely because no Statement of the Claim was issued within 60 days prior to the VA Form 10182, and there was no request for extension of time based on good cause.
- 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 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071465
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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