The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, limitation of motion of ring or little finger, lumbosacral strain, and pain disorder (alcohol use disorder) was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA Form 10182 was not timely submitted with respect to the June 2022 rating decision, as it was filed more than a year after the decision and no good cause for the delay was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Limitation of motion of ring or little finger (right hand closed fracture 5th metacarpal phalanx), Lumbosacral strain, Pain disorder (alcohol use disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028368
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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