The Board denied the Veteran's request for higher-level review because it was not filed within one year of the May 2019 decision regarding his dependents, which is a requirement under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The July 27, 2020 request for higher-level review was received more than one year after the May 2019 notice of dependency status determination and thus did not meet the statutory time limit for filing such a request.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24044437
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- Denied
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