Dismissed
The appeal for eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in June 2023 was dismissed due to a timely Notice of Disagreement not being filed.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement within 60 days from the date of mailing of the notification of the July 2023 fee decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032347
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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