Denied
The appeal regarding the timeliness of the April 2017 substantive appeal was denied because it was not filed within the required timeframe.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran and his attorney did not present clear evidence to rebut the presumption of regularity regarding the mailing of the SOC.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar paravertebral myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000868
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