Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and initial rating claims due to untimely filings, except for chronic sinusitis which was granted on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's April 2025 VA Form 10182 did not timely appeal the September 2021 rating decisions, and there was no good cause provided for an extension of the deadline. The Board found that chronic sinusitis is related to service on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability (claimed as upper back strain), hypertension, right ankle collateral ligament, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, multiple non-compensable service-connected disabilities, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096559
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