The Board has decided that the Veteran's March 2014 substantive appeal was not timely filed, and now remands the case to provide the Veteran and his representative with a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding this issue.
The deciding factor: The August 2015 decision found that the Veteran's March 2014 substantive appeal was not timely filed. The Board is remanding the case for issuance of an SOC as the Veteran has not been provided proper notice and due process rights have not been fully accorded to him.
- 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 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20005180
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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