The Veteran's VA Form 9 was timely filed as it was received within 60 days of the attorney's actual receipt of the SOC, which had been sent to an incorrect mailing address. The appeal is reinstated and the underlying claims are considered.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 9 was timely filed because the attorney received the SOC after the 60-day period had expired due to a mailing error, allowing for a reasonable extension of time.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18127438
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A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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