The Board granted the request to accept the February 2025 HLR as timely due to the Veteran's death within one year of the July 2023 rating decision and the timely filing by the appellant after substitution was granted.
The deciding factor: Good cause was found for extending the time limit because the appellant, who is the Veteran's surviving spouse, requested substitution in a timely manner and filed the HLR shortly thereafter despite her incapacity.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044973
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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