The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement and the lack of an eligible rating decision for tuberculosis. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because there was no timely filed notice of disagreement regarding the March 2010 rating decision, and the December 2020 letter did not constitute an appealable decision. For the lumbar spine disability, the evidence did not support a higher rating as it did not meet the criteria for a more severe rating.
- Claimed conditions
- tuberculosis, lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093046
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