The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for CTCL as it was not timely filed and did not meet the criteria for reconsideration or appeal.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 Board decision denying an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent rating for CTCL is final, and no new evidence was submitted within one year to warrant reconsideration.
- Claimed conditions
- mycosis fungoides cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049967
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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