Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for congestive heart failure and plantar fasciitis due to unclear intent in his appeal request.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to provide timely clarification regarding his appeal options, leading to an invalid Notice of Disagreement.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106122
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