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My husband filed a NOD on a decision he received in April. He then promptly left the country on a one year assignment (the county VSO encouraged him to file the NOD, even though he knew he was going abroad).
The SOC came last week with a VA Form 9 for him to file. I talked to the VSO this morning, and he told me HURRY!! HURRY!!! We only have 60 days to get the Form 9 filed!!!!
He also told me that since my husband may not be back in the states until next May, he has to mark that he DOES NOT want a hearing.
Now I can read pretty good, and in the instructions on Form 9 it says my husband has until 60 days from the postmark on the SOC, or 1 year from the date of his original decision - whichever gives the veteran more time. So that tells me that there isn't really a fire, we can take a breath and think about this.
Also, I feel funny about having my husband turn down an opportunity for a hearing. I'm not sure if it's the best thing for him to not have a chance to tell his side of things face to face with someone. I think this is especially important since part of the claim has to do with burn scars which would be clearly visible to anyone who speaks to him. Or maybe that would go against him, since my husband is a cutie-pie...
I know that hubby won't be back until May, but I can't help feeling there's another way to do this, that we should be able to get more time.
I'm also thinking that maybe my husband should get an attorney to represent him, not the NSO that the VSO is affiliated with.
Any thoughts?
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