The Board has determined that the October 2020 substantive appeal to the February 2019 Statement of the Case was timely filed, as rebutting evidence shows the VA did not follow its regular mailing practices for including the address of the Veteran's representative in the carbon copy line.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative provided clear evidence that the AOJ did not follow its regular mailing practices by omitting the address of the representative in the carbon copy line, thus rebutting the presumption of regularity.
- Claimed conditions
- MDD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24024277
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