Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for burn pit disability, needle stick contamination, and sleep apnea was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request within one year from the date that the agency of original jurisdiction mailed notice of the decision, and good cause has not been shown to accept the late filing.
- Claimed conditions
- burn pit disability, needle stick contamination, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090364
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