Dismissed
The Board denied the appeal as the February 7, 2025 request for an extension of time to file an appeal was not timely and good cause has not been shown.
The deciding factor: The Appellant did not provide a valid reason for why the Board Appeal request was not filed within one year of the rating decisions issued on July 6, 2017, and March 22, 2019.
- 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 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25034864
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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