The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent evaluation for his service-connected skin disability was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran died prior to final appellate consideration, thus vacating any appealed Board decision and dismissing the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne, Sebaceous cysts, Status post x-ray therapy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0207304
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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