Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability and a skin disability as due to exposure to burn pits was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of the November 2021 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The NOD was filed more than a year after the issuance of the November 2021 rating decision, and good cause for an extension has not been shown.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability as due to exposure to burn pits, skin disability as due to exposure to burn pits
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25029142
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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