The Board finds that the veteran timely filed a notice of disagreement and substantive appeal regarding her claim for service connection for multiple disorders claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The September 1999 rating decision is therefore remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: A VA Form 119 dated October 15, 1999 expressing an intent to appeal the September 1999 rating decision was received within 60 days of the statement of the case and contained all necessary language to be construed as a valid and timely filed substantive appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- leukemia, neurological disorder with poor balance, intermittent stuttering, hearing loss, growth and moles (claimed as cancer), infertility and sterilization, impairment of the autoimmune system, free bleeding, premature aging, premature onset of menopause, defective vision
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0405320
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