The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed because the appeal was untimely filed.
The deciding factor: The appeal was untimely filed as it was not submitted within one year of the December 2024 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella, right knee, limitation of motion, residual of right knee chondromalacia patella with meniscal tear, chondromalacia patella, left knee, left knee chondromalacia status post meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26031682
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve. The claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded.
- Granted
The Board grants an effective date of January 23, 2011 for the grant of service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, various right hand disabilities, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of chondromalacia patella in both knees was dismissed because the veteran did not properly file a claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right knee chondromalacia, and the Board dismissed the issue as a matter of law.
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