The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions due to untimeliness of the Veteran's VA Form 10182 or as moot, and remanded the claim for diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed due to untimeliness of the Veteran's VA Form 10182 within one year of the September 2022 rating decision which last adjudicated entitlement to service connection for congenital heart defects, pulmonary fibrosis, and arrhythmias. The claim for chronic fatigue syndrome was dismissed as moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Congenital heart defects, Pulmonary fibrosis, Arrhythmias, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Pulmonary hypertension to include as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea, Carotid artery disease due to asbestos exposure, Pericardial effusion, Ischemic heart disease with tachycardia, atrial flutter, and cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary vascular disease, Left upper extremity neuropathy due to asbestosis also claimed as carpal tunnel and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity neuropathy due to asbestosis also claimed as carpal tunnel and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity neuropathy due to asbestosis and diabetes mellitus type II (also claimed as proximal neuropathy), Rheumatoid lung disease and interstitial lung disease due to asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035069
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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