The appeal for service connection for TBI was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a VA Form 10182.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182, and good cause has not been shown that would permit the Board to extend the time for filing with respect to the rating decision issued in September 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- brain disease due to trauma (claimed as residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI))
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041494
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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