The Board accepted the September 8, 2020, Notices of Disagreement (NODs) as timely filed for the rating decisions dated November 25, 2014, August 8, 2017, and May 14, 2018.
The deciding factor: The presumption of regularity was rebutted due to VA's failure to upload a submitted VA Form 21-22a into the claims file and carbon copy the Veteran's representative on the notification letters for the rating decisions in question.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063851
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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