The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not demonstrating good cause for an untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of notification of the February 2023 and March 2023 rating decisions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish good cause for his untimely filing, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain (limited extension), right hip strain (limited flexion), contusion of right little finger with residual of pain and decreased range of motion, anxiety, depression, erectile dysfunction, as secondary to anxiety and depression, headaches, hypogeusia, COVID-19 residual (claimed as loss of taste), hyposmia, COVID-19 residual (claimed as loss of smell), left ankle disability, left elbow olecranon surgical scar, left eye disability, ongoing chest pain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, right knee disability (claimed as bilateral knee condition), stomach pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034705
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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