Dismissed
The Board dismissed the attempted appeals of April 2019, October 2020, November 2020, and December 2020 rating decisions due to untimely notice of disagreement (NOD) filings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely NOD within one year from the date of notification letters for each respective decision, and no good cause was shown for the late filings.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis (also claimed as rhinitis), degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with Intervertebral Disc Syndrome, bilateral plantar fasciitis and right flat foot, chronic suppurative otitis media with right eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008602
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