Willie J. Threatt v. Robert A. McDonald

ORDER

This is an equitable tolling case. See Henderson v. Shinseki, 562 U.S. 428, 131 S.Ct. 1197, 179 L.Ed.2d 159 (2011); see also Bove v. Shinseki, 25 Vet.App. 136 (2011). Before the Court is the issue of whether the appellant’s March 4, 2015, Notice of Appeal (NOA) of a February 20, 2003, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision is timely, including whether a May 30, 2003, letter written by the appellant and submitted to the VA regional office (RO) by his U.S. Representative abated the finality of the February 2003 Board decision.

I

On February 20, 2003, the Board issued a decision denying…