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 )arequestforreconsiderationorthefunctionalequivalentofone.Accordingly,the   	       Secretary'smotiontodismisswillbegranted.     Notsurprisingly,thepartiestakeoppositeviewsastotheletter.Theappellantarguesthat"[t]heBVAabuseditsdiscretionbynottreatingMr.Brown'sAugust11,1998,letterasamotionforreconsideration."(Appellant'smotionat2).Ofcourse,theBVAhadnopowerinthematter;reconsiderationisfortheChairmantoorder,andgenerallyhisactionsdenyingsuchrequestsarebeyondthejurisdictionofthisCourt.Mayerv.Brown,37F.3d618(Fed.Cir.1994).   	  p        ThequestionwhetherwecandecidewhateffecttheAugust1998letterhadonthefinalityoftheBoard'sdecisionhasbeendecidedbyBlackburnv.Brown,8Vet.App.97,101(1995).   	 @   We,however,declinetheinvitationbytheSecretaryandtheveterantoapplyanabuseofdiscretionstandardtotheChairman'sdeterminationthattheletterdidordidnottolltheNOAperiod.TodosowouldbeareviewoftheChairman'saction,whichMayerprecludes.Wewill,   	 (x   thus,looktothatletterandmakeourowndecisionastoitseffectonthetollingquestion.First,however,wemustexaminetherequirementsofamotionforreconsiderationtodeterminewhethertheappellant'sAugust1998lettersatisfiesthoserequirements.     ThesubstantiverequirementsforamotionforreconsiderationofaBVAdecision,foundat38C.F.R.20.1000.1003,areinpertinentpart:        8     [Amotionforreconsideration]must...setforthclearlyandspecificallytheallegedobviouserror,orerrors,offactorlawintheapplicabledecision,ordecisions,oftheBoardorotherappropriatebasisforrequestingReconsideration.Iftheapplicable[Board]decision,ordecisions,involvedmorethanoneissueonappeal,themotionforreconsiderationmustidentifythespecificissue,orissues,towhichthemotionpertains.Issuesnotsoidentifiedwillnotbeconsideredinthedispositionofthemotion.               g   38C.F.R.20.1001(a).Furthermore,theCourtnotesthatitisVA'spracticetoattachacopyofVAForm4597totheirdecisionswhentheyaremailedtoaveteran.VAForm4597providesnoticeoftheadministrativeandappellaterightsavailabletoaveteranpursuanttoaBoarddecisionandstatesintheparagraphlabeled"MotionforReconsideration":        8     [Theappellant]canfilea"motion"askingtheBVAtoreconsideritsdecisionbywritingalettertotheBVAshowingwhy[theappellant]believe[s]thattheBVAcommittedanobviouserroroffactorlawinitsdecisioninyourappeal,or   	 ,`'5   showingthatnewandmaterialmilitaryservicerecordshavebeendiscoveredthatareapplicabletoyourappeal.IftheBVAdecidedmorethanoneissue,besuretotelluswhichissuesyouwantreconsidered.Addressyourletterto:Director,AdministrativeService(014),BoardofVeterans'Appeals....Thereisnotimelimitforfilingamotionforreconsideration.               %   VAForm4597,(1).VAForm4579providesamoreunderstandableinterpretationoftherequirementsofamotionforreconsideration.     DuplicatesoftheBoarddecisionbeforetheCourtinthisappealdonotreflecttheinclusionofacopyofVAForm4579.However,inaswornstatement,theViceChairmanoftheBVA,RichardB.Standefer,declaredthat"[a]ttachedtothecopyoftheBoard'sdecisionmailedto[Mr.Brown]wasacopyofVAForm4597,whichprovidesnoticeofthevariousadministrativeandappellaterightsoptionsavailableintheeventanappellantisnotsatisfiedwiththeBoard'sdecision."     Theappellant'sAugust1998letterstatedinpertinentpart:"Itismyintentandisfurtherrequestedthatthisdecisionbeappealed[sic]intheappropriatemannerandthatahearingbescheduledinwhichImayappearandpresentpersonaltestimonyandadditionalevidentiarymaterial."Healsosoughtinformation"outliningmyrightsandresponsibilitiesrelatedtothisprocess."(Exhibit1attachedtotheSecretary'sJanuary25,1999,responsetotheCourt'sJanuary13,1999,order.)Thelettermadenomentionofreconsideration.     TheAugust1998letterdidnotcomportwiththerequirementthatit"setforthclearlyandspecificallytheallegedobviouserror,orerrors,offactsorlaw,"asrequiredby38C.F.R.20.1001(a),nordiditreveal"why[Mr.Brown]believe[ed]thattheBVAcommittedanobviouserroroffactorlawinitsdecision...orshow[]thatnewandmaterialmilitaryservicerecords[had]beendiscoveredthat[were]applicableto[Mr.Brown's]appeal"perVAForm4597.     Furthermore,theCourtnotesthattheappellanthadappealedthreeseparateissuestotheBoard.Theseinclude:(1)entitlementtoserviceconnectionforaleftanklecondition;(2)thequestionwhethernewandmaterialevidencehadbeenreceivedsufficienttoreopenanadministrativedecisionaddressingtheappellant'scharacterofdischargeduringtheperiodfromJune11,1981,toJune11,1985;and,(3)entitlementtoserviceconnectionforposttraumaticstresssyndrome(PTSD).SeeMarvinD.Brown,BVA9533645,at1(May18,1998).Again,   	 ,`'6   theAugustletterdidnotcomportwiththerequirementthatamotionforreconsiderationmust"identifythespecificissue,orissues,towhichthemotionpertains,"asrequiredby38C.F.R.20.1001(a),nordidit"tell[theBoard]whichissues[Mr.Brown]want[ed]reconsidered"perVAForm4597.Thus,theAugust1998letterdoesnotsatisfythemostbasicrequirementsofamotionforreconsideration.     Whetherthelettercouldoperateastheequivalentofamotionforreconsiderationisanotherquestion.TheSecretary'smemorandumresponsetotheCourt'sorderofMay13,1999,addresseswhether,intheexparte,nonadversarialVAprocess,thatlettercouldoperateastheequivalentofarequestforreconsideration.Essentially,theSecretaryarguesthattheAugust1998letter"lackedtheindiciaofareconsiderationrequest,"andtheChairmandidnotabusehisdiscretionindeterminingso.Secretary'sJune30,1999,responsetotheCourt'sMa )(% ?    ()y13,1999,orderat79.Inhisresponse,theSecretarydistinguishestheinstantcasefromthesimilarcaseofPerezv.Derwinski (,2Vet.App.149(1992)(.Id.at45.Theveteran'scounselhasnotsoughtleavetorespondtothat   	    memorandum.Underthecircumstances,elaborationonthedistinctionsbetweenPerezandthe   	 H   instantcasewillbehelpful.     InPerez,thecontentofaveteran'spostdecisionalcorrespondencewiththeBoardwasa   	    keyfocalpointinassessingtheapplicationofthetollingdoctrine.SeePerezv.Derwinski,   	 0    2(((Vet.A( ((Vet.A((pp.149(1992).Aftertheveteran'sinitialrequestforBoardreconsiderationofitsdecisionwasdeniedbythechairman,theveteransentasecondletter,andlaterathirdletterrequestingreconsideration.Thelattertwoletterswereansweredunfavorably,butneitherwastreatedbytheBoardasamotionforreconsiderationeventhoughthey,likethefirstletter,gavetheissueofserviceconnectionandfailuretoapplythereasonabledoubtdoctrineasthereasonsforaskingforreconsideration.Perez,2Vet.App.at14950.TheCourt,takingcognizanceoftheregulatory   	 #,   requirementthatamotionforreconsiderationsetforthclearlyandspecificallytheallegedobviouserrorsoffactorlawintheBoard'sdecision,concludedthateachoftheveteran'sthreelettersshouldhavebeenconsideredmotionsforreconsideration,astherewasnolegalrequirementthateachsucceedingreconsiderationmotioncontainnewallegationsoferroroffactorlaw.Id.at150.   	 @)$4   Specifically,theCourtnotedthat"[a]llthreeoftheappellant'slettersgavetheissueofserviceconnectionandfailuretoapplythedoctrineofreasonabledoubtasthereasonsforaskingfor   	 ,`'8   reconsiderationand'rereview.'"Id.at149.ThereisnothingofthekindinMr.Brown'sAugust   	       1998letter.ThePerezdecisionisanexampleofafactualsituationsodifferentfromtheinstant   	 h   caseastodemonstrateconsistencybetweenthesetwoholdingsastowhattollsandwhatdoesnottollanNOAperiod.Thus,

theCourtholdsthattheAugust1998letterisnottheequivalentofa   	 8   requestforreconsideration;atbest,itisarequesttopresentadditionalevidenceatahearing.Assuchitdoesnotoperatetotollthe120dayNOAperiod.     Theveterannowarguesthathewas"inducedortricked"intomissingthe120daydeadlinebecausetheVAinformedhimthattocontinuehisappeal,hecouldsendanNOAtotheBVA.HereliesonBaileyv.West,160F.3d1360,1364(Fed.Cir.1998).InhisJanuary4,1999,response   	 @   totheCourt'sDecember4,1998,ordertoshowcausewhytheappealshouldnotbedismissed,counselfortheveteransaysitshouldnotbedismissedbecausetheveteranacted"[u]poninformationandbelief...[that]approximatelysixweeksafterthe[Board's]decision...[t]heVARegionalOfficetoldhimthathecouldappealtoeithertheCourtortheBVAwithinthe120)% B    )  )(d( ) ((d((dayperiodbysendingalettertoeitherstatingthathewishedtoappeal."     ThisallegationisnotdocumentedinthematerialbeforetheCourtandcanplaynopartinourdiscussionofthedispositionofthemotiontodismiss.TheBoard'sdecisionisinthematerialbeforetheCourtandthe"NoticeofAppellateRights"(Brown,BVA9533645,at11)clearlyand   	 0    correctlyinformedtheveteranofthoserightsandhisresponsibilities.Cummingsv.West,136   	 "   F.3d1468(Fed.Cir.1998).UnderthesecircumstancestheBaileydecision,isinappositetothis   	  P$   case.     Theveteranalsoarguesthattheappealshouldbedismissedasprematurebecause,inhisview,theAugust1998letterisarequestforreconsiderationyettobeacteduponbytheChairman.Ourholdingthattheletterisnotareconsiderationrequestisdispositiveofthisargument.     Accordingly,thesinglejudgeorderofFebruary18,1999,isREVOKEDand,forthereasonsstatedabove,theSecretary'smotionisgrantedandtheappealisDISMISSED. ((% .    ((