Palomer v. McDonald

Palomer v. McDonald, 27 Vet.App. 245 (order) (Mar. 18, 2015)

EQUITABLE TOLLING

Held: The finality of a Board decision may be abated even when an appellant files a motion for Board reconsideration after the expiration of the 120-day appeal period – as long as the circumstances warrant equitable tolling. In this case, however, the Court found that the circumstances did NOT warrant equitable tolling.)

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