The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for various disabilities as untimely due to a failure to timely file 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 a VA Form 10182 with respect to the rating decision issued in November 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist/hand disability, to include tendonitis, right wrist/hand disability, to include tendonitis, left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints, carpal tunnel syndrome (left), carpal tunnel syndrome (right), right knee condition, left knee condition, left arm tingling, right arm tingling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044771
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions as new evidence has been received that is relevant to these claims.
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