Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for a healed fracture of the mid clavicular shaft, left, was dismissed due to untimely filing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file his Board Appeal request within one year of the rating decision and no good cause was shown for the late filing.
- Claimed conditions
- status post healed fracture mid clavicular shaft, left
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043665
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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