The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal and reinstated his claim as his representative was not provided a copy of the SOC until after the 60-day period had expired.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 9 was timely filed due to the due process violation that prevented the Veteran's representative from adequately participating in the appellate process.
- Claimed conditions
- Left forearm scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176663
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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