Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and no good cause was shown.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely filed as it was received more than one year after the rating decision, and no valid reason for the delay was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- keratoconus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086145
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