The claim for service connection for a left hamstring and rear quadricep tear disability was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely appealing the May 2022 rating decision. The claim for a muscle hernia disability is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The claim of entitlement to service connection for a left hamstring and rear quadricep tear disability was dismissed because the Veteran did not file an appeal within one year, making the May 2022 rating decision final. The Board will remand the muscle hernia claim for additional evidence development.
- Claimed conditions
- left hamstring and rear quadricep tear disability, muscle hernia disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025103
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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