The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim as he is no longer alive.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell carcinoma of the face and nose, postoperative squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp, arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension, hypertrophic arthritis of the cervical and dorsal spines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0007034
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The appeals are not about service connection, but rather the evaluation of his heart disease and back disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to deficiencies in the examination reports and need for further development of his PTSD claim. The claims for psoriasis, PTSD, arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension, and a compensable rating for residuals of a pilonidal cyst will be deferred pending resolution of the PTSD claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing his increased evaluation for arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension, and an effort should be made to obtain SSA records related to his cardiovascular disability.
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