Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only for a bilateral foot disorder, bilateral knee disorder, low back disorder, and sleep apnea due to a lack of timely filing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide good cause as to why an extension of time to file should be granted, and the Board found that the presumption of regularity applies to VA's mailing practices.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder, bilateral knee disorder, low back disorder, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089122
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