The appeal seeking service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities as well as right CTS was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 10182 notice of disagreement was filed more than one year after the notifications of the rating decisions, and no good cause was provided for the delay.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder limitation of motion (right shoulder disability), left shoulder limitation of motion (left shoulder disability), right carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091628
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all claims of service connection, including those for bilateral flat feet, thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, right CTS, left CTS, essential tremors, right ankle arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, and left knee arthritis. The appeal of sleep apnea was granted in a July 2024 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and left ulnar neuritis are at least as likely as not related to repetitive hand and wrist use during service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted initial ratings of 30 percent for right carpal tunnel syndrome and 20 percent for left carpal tunnel syndrome, both based on moderate incomplete paralysis of the median nerves.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disorder and dismissed the appeal for a right ankle disorder, while denying increased ratings for left ankle sprain, cervicogenic headaches, and other conditions.
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