Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection and increased rating claims due to a late filing of the appeal request.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to extend the time limit.
- Claimed conditions
- substance abuse disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals, rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086001
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