Dismissed
The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of a substantive appeal within 60 days of the July 16, 2020 SOC.
The deciding factor: The presumption of regularity applies and there is no clear evidence that VA did not follow its regular mailing practices or that the mailing was returned as undeliverable.
- 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 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048135
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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