Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's request for an earlier effective date for a grant of service connection for the Veteran’s death, finding that she did not file a timely notice of disagreement with the August 2014 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The claim lacks legal merit due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124834
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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