The Veteran's appeal regarding the timeliness of her December 2016 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) is granted. The Board finds that she was first notified of the May 2015 rating decision denying service connection for an eye disorder and a bilateral knee disorder in August 2016, which was within one year of her receipt of proper notice regarding the denial of her claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's December 2016 NOD was timely as it was received within one year of her receipt of proper notice regarding the denial of her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disorder, Bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143502
What this means for you
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.
What you can do next
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