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Dismissed

The Board found that the Veteran's appeal regarding the restoration of her dependent B.S. and the 50 percent evaluation for bilateral pes cavus was untimely.

The deciding factor: The NOD was filed more than one year after the notice of the February 2019 rating decision, making it untimely.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
May 2, 2025
Citation
A25040465

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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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