The Board dismissed the AMA appeals regarding the timeliness of substantive appeals for earlier effective date, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, and special monthly compensation based on housebound due to lack of jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The March 2017 decision was not eligible for review in the modernized system under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), and the September 2020 appeal was defective as it could not be accepted as a substantive appeal in the AMA system without withdrawing the original notice of disagreement or having a final AOJ or Board decision issued.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25022696
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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