The veteran's appeal was not timely filed, and thus the June 1997 rating decision denying service connection for multiple disabilities remains final.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to file a timely substantive appeal within the required period.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031830
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