Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and related conditions due to a late filing of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed as it was received more than one year after the rating decision issued on March 29, 2019, and no good cause was shown for the delay.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type II, left lower extremity diabetic polyneuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic polyneuropathy, left upper extremity diabetic polyneuropathy, right upper extremity diabetic polyneuropathy, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097130
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