Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and rating of various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182 within one year of the respective rating decisions, with no good cause shown.
The deciding factor: The April 2025 VA Form 10182 was received more than one year after the respective rating decision notifications, and there was no demonstrated good cause to extend this time limit.
- Claimed conditions
- constipation, gastroenteritis, hemorrhoids, sinusitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, low back disability with sciatica, right foot disability, OSA, GERD, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099492
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