Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and a lumbar spine disability was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 10182 was not timely filed as it was received over one year after the dates of the letter notifying the Veteran of the May 2012 and September 2012 rating decisions, and no request for an extension of time was submitted in a timely manner.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102522
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