Denied
The appeal was denied because the Veteran's request for a Higher-Level Review was untimely.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 20-0996 (Decision Review Request: Higher-Level Review) was submitted more than one year after the notification of the October 2022 rating decision, which is outside the applicable timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease with removal of the kidney and renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017146
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