The Board found that the appellant's appeal of the August 2013 rating decision denying service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death was not timely filed, and thus denied the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal with her VA Form 9 received in November 2016, which was more than 60 days after the issuance of the Statement of the Case (SOC) issued on July 22, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20003579
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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