Dismissed
The appeal seeking an increased rating for right ankle tendonitis was dismissed as a matter of law due to the untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because no good cause was shown and there was no waiver (implicit or explicit) of the mandatory claims processing rule regarding the timely filing of the VA Form 10182.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021232
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