The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to an untimely appeal.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA Form(s) 10182 (Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement)) were not received within 1-year of the July 2022 rating decision and are untimely, thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Labyrinthitis, also claimed as vertigo, right wrist disability, also claimed as limited range of motion and right wrist pain, lower right leg disability of the tibia and fibula, also claimed as shin splints, lower left leg disability of the tibia and fibula, also claimed as shin splints, cervical strain, also claimed as chronic neck pain, right ankle disability, also claimed as limited range of motion and right ankle pain, left ankle disability, also claimed as limited range of motion and left ankle pain, left shoulder disability, also claimed as shoulder pain, neuropathy of the right upper extremity, to include but not limited to paralysis of the radial nerve
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008740
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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