The appeal as to the timeliness of the notice of disagreement to the August 2015 rating decision is granted, and the claims for service connection for bladder cancer, skin cancer, and PTSD are remanded.
The deciding factor: The March 2016 letter inadvertently advised that the Veteran had one year from its date to appeal the August 2015 rating decision, leading him to submit a notice of disagreement within this timeframe despite it being more than one year after the original decision. This reliance on misleading information is considered good cause for extending the time limit.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer, Skin cancer, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002009
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.