The Board found that the appellant's notice of disagreement with the September 2009 rating decision was not timely received, and thus the appeal is dismissed. However, new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not submit a timely notice of disagreement within one year of the September 2009 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder problems, Bowel problems, Tumor on the spine, Pressure sores, Paralyzing spinal injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1313821
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