Granted
The appeal was granted based on the timely filing of the Veteran's substantive appeal (VA Form 9) within 60 days after receiving actual notice of the Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: The presumption of regularity was rebutted, and the evidence supported that the Veteran submitted a timely VA Form 9 in response to the September 25, 2019 SOC.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025164
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.
What you can do next
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