Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal requests for the specified rating decisions were denied as they were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept late filings.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the attempted appeals were not timely because they were received more than one year after the respective rating decisions, and no good cause was established to extend the time limit for filing an appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, contact dermatitis, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, penis deformity with loss of erectile power, PTSD, bilateral knee joint pain, right ear hearing loss, bilateral shoulder joint pain, respiratory issues, left ear hearing loss, right corner of mouth scar, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095751
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