The Board dismissed the appeals for higher ratings on all claims due to untimely Notices of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement within one year from the date of the AOJ's notification letters, and no good cause was shown to extend the filing period.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder to include major depressive disorder, Left knee meniscus tear, Left shoulder strain, Temporomandibular joint disorder and bruxism, Tinnitus, Hemorrhoids, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to include radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to include radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Cervical strain/cervicalgia, Right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, tendonitis and osteoarthritis, Left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, tendonitis and osteoarthritis, Scar, left ankle status post surgery (left ankle scar), Migraine headaches, Bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108668
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 713 · Granted: 31% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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