The Veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, sinus disorder, and pneumonia have been dismissed as untimely.,Restoration of the 10% ratings for right hip strain and right knee sprain from February 13, 2024 has also been dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely appeal the December 2012 rating decision denying his claims for hypertension, sinus disorder, and pneumonia.,The subsequent restoration of the ratings in February 2025 was found to be a legal finding rather than new evidence, making the matter moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), Sinus disorder, Pneumonia, Right hip strain, Right knee sprain, Cervical spine strain, Thoracolumbar spine strain, Right hip strain (restored), Right knee sprain (restored)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26004794
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for thoracolumbar spine strain is denied, with a current rating of 20 percent. The claim for higher staged ratings for cervical spine spondylosis remains pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that none of the listed causes were related to his military service and no service-connected disability contributed to his death.
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