The Board has found that a timely substantive appeal was received to complete the appeal of the service connection issues for pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis with lumbago, and polyneuritis with neuralgia. The Veteran's claims are now in appellate status on the merits.
The deciding factor: A June 1979 letter from the appellant can be liberally construed as a substantive appeal to the December 1978 denial of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis with lumbago, and polyneuritis with neuralgia.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary tuberculosis, Malaria, Rheumatoid arthritis with lumbago, Polyneuritis with neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0911740
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