The appeal of the proposed decrease in evaluation of bladder cancer from 100 percent to 20 percent and the appeal for service connection for a kidney condition were both dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed as they did not identify specific errors of fact or law, and the notice of disagreement was submitted outside the one-year timeframe allowed by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104742
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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