Legal Opinion
William Rickett v. Eric K. Shinseki
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided March 12, 2013No. 09-2493PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
On April 14, 2009, more than 120 days after the November 5, 2008, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied benefits for his bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, veteran William Rickett filed pro se a Notice of Appeal (NOA) with the Court. See 38 U.S.C. § 7266(a) (NOA must be filed within 120 days of Board decision). Prior to April 14, however, and within the 120-day period to file an NOA, Mr. Rickett had mailed a letter to an office (022D) within the VA Office of General Counsel (OGC), expressing an intent to appeal to the “Courts.” Preliminary Record (PR) at…
3Cases cited37 opinions
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4Cited by6 opinions
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