Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right hand/thumb disability was dismissed due to untimely filing of the necessary form.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because proper claims processing rules were not followed and no valid exception existed to warrant adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disability, right thumb disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085139
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