The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for further development regarding the timeliness of a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) filed by the veteran in June 2003, which was related to a June 2002 rating decision. The NOD is unclear and may have been held up in the mail or received at an incorrect address.
The deciding factor: The NOD was not timely filed as per VA regulations due to its unclear date and potential misaddressed FAX number.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717311
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0717311.
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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