Dismissed
The appeal to recognize B.D.V. as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits was dismissed because neither party perfected the appeal by submitting a substantive appeal within the required timeframe.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not perfected due to the failure to submit a VA Form 9 within 30 days of the SOC mailing.
- Claimed conditions
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25000763
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