The Board has determined that the appellant did not file a timely notice of disagreement regarding the April 2010 decision awarding DIC benefits effective February 24, 2009. The appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant's notice of disagreement was received by VA on February 21, 2012, which was outside the one-year time limit from the date she received the April 2010 decision granting DIC benefits effective February 24, 2009. There is no indication that the appellant did not receive the April 2010 decision or that there were any extenuating circumstances preventing her from filing a timely notice of disagreement.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1336339
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