Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral ankle disability and lower lumbar arthritis due to a late filing of the appeal request.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely file an appeal within one year from the date of notification, and no good cause was shown for the delay.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability, lower lumbar arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090018
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