Granted
The Board granted the extension of time for filing a Notice of Disagreement due to good cause shown, specifically the Veteran's incarceration and lack of awareness of the July 2017 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran established good cause for not filing the NOD within one year as he was incarcerated and did not receive the relevant documents from the prison mailroom in time.
- 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 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24001654
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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