Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as untimely, with no valid appeal under docket number 250102-497204.
The deciding factor: The January 2025 VA Form 10182 was received more than one year after the issuance of the October 2020 rating decisions and did not contain a timely request for extension of time to file such an appeal along with good cause for the necessity of such an extension.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of eyesight, memory loss, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, left knee strain, PTSD, tinnitus, diverticulitis, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, left hip strain with limitation of flexion and extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100908
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