Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that a generic NOD was successfully sent to VA, and no properly executed Board Appeal request identifying specific issues for appeal was received within one year of the rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- injury to intrinsic muscles (Group IX), hand, thumb and index finger, PTSD, left hand trigger finger, recurrent tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, sinus drip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106103
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