The Board found that the veteran's Notice of Disagreement with the March 1996 rating decision was not timely filed, and thus the March 1996 rating decision became final.
The deciding factor: The RO did not receive a timely Notice of Disagreement within one year after the March 1996 rating decision and notice thereof.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand injury, Right arm injury, Right elbow injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0109337
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