The Board has determined that the Veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding his service connection claims for GERD, ulcer, and H. pylori in April 2010. However, the claim for recognition of the Veteran's son as a helpless child on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to the age of 18 is reopened due to new evidence provided by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed his NOD regarding the helplessness child claim after one year from the April 2010 rating decision, which was not timely under VA regulations. The service connection claims were denied in April 2010 and are therefore not currently on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), Ulcer, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1609423
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What this means for you
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