The Board dismissed the appeals for the Veteran's claims of increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee disabilities due to untimely filing of a VA Form 10182, which was not docketed as it did not provide enough information on the issues he wished to appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board found that good cause had not been shown to extend the time to file the VA Form 10182 and that the Veteran's attorney did not provide a sufficient explanation for why the form was untimely filed, particularly given the Veteran's prior filings of claim forms during the same period.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar, right knee, chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease (mild), right knee, chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease (mild), left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26036278
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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