The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to service connection for pressure triggered paresthesia, bilateral foot onychomycosis, degenerative joint disease with grade 1 spondylolisthesis L5 on S1, and residual injury of the right ankle due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal within one year of the February 2008 legacy rating decision, and no good cause was shown to extend the time for filing. The Board also found that the May 2024 VA Form 10182 did not properly activate a legacy appeal under the AMA system.
- Claimed conditions
- pressure triggered paresthesia, bilateral foot onychomycosis, degenerative joint disease with grade 1 spondylolisthesis L5 on S1, residual injury of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029255
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for hemorrhoids was denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, with the May 2011 Board decision being reopened and service connection established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension and a skin disorder are being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and a rating for his sleep apnea and bilateral foot onychomycosis have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral foot onychomycosis was not caused by any in-service injury, disease, event or disorder and the claim for service connection is denied.
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