Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for increased ratings due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.
The deciding factor: The appeals were not timely filed and no good cause was shown to accept the late filings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome/chondromalacia patella with degenerative joint disease, residuals of right foot fracture, fifth metatarsal, limitation of motion and mild hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111175
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