Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and rating issues related to left ankle arthritis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, COPD, and bilateral calcaneal spurs was dismissed due to untimely submission of the Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not timely submitted as required by claims processing rules, thus it must be dismissed.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle arthritis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bilateral calcaneal spurs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089503
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