The Board has dismissed the appeal because the veteran died before a decision could be made on the merits of his claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death rendered the case moot, as veterans' claims do not survive their deaths.
- Claimed conditions
- atrophy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0121420
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected cervical spine disorder is at least as likely as not the cause of his current headaches. The VA examiner opined that the veteran's current head disorders, including headaches, are most likely related to his service-connected cervical spine disorder. As for knee disorders and atrophy of the right leg, there is no evidence in the record linking these conditions to active service or any service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for atrophy of the right leg, a back disorder, and flexion contractures of the fourth and fifth fingers of the left hand. The moving party argued that there was CUE in these decisions but failed to provide specific allegations of error.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for atrophy of the right leg due to polio by aggravation and whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the June 1972 rating decision which denied service connection for one leg being larger than the other.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
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