Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for the issues of right jaw injury and facial scar, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as untimely filed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that good cause was not shown to accept the late filing of the appeal requests within one year from the date of notification of the rating decisions in 2021 and 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- right jaw injury, facial scar, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096608
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