Dismissed
The appeal of the denial of service connection for right ankle disability, tinnitus, and PTSD was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed because the Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095979
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