The veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The May 17, 2024, Board Appeal request was not timely filed because it was received more than one year after the August 12, 2021, rating decision that denied TDIU, and good cause has not been shown to accept the late filing.
- 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 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044943
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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