Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the untimeliness of the appellant's VA Form 9, which is a procedural defect.
The deciding factor: The untimely filing of the appellant's VA Form 9 resulted in a procedural defect that cannot be waived given the adversarial nature of contested claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002417
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