Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for various arthritis conditions due to untimely filing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decision, and no good cause was shown for an extension.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis lower back, right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, bilateral foot arthritis, neck arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001654
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