The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his timely substantive appeal was not filed within 60 days of the March 2007 statement of the case or within one year of the August 2006 notification of the determination being appealed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1425040
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