The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal that his October 25, 2019 notice of disagreement was timely filed. The claims for service connection are being remanded to allow the RO to address each issue.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the timeliness of his October 25, 2019 notice of disagreement and thus granted it.
- Claimed conditions
- distal end resection of right shoulder clavicle, neck fusion, congestive heart failure, glaucoma, hepatitis C virus, left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076601
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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.
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