Dismissed
The appeals for entitlement to clothing allowances for left and right knee braces for the calendar year 2019 were dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement. The appeal for a clothing allowance for the calendar year 2020 was remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed due to noncompliance with the one-year deadline for filing a Notice of Disagreement, and there was no good cause shown for the untimeliness.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053141
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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