The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Director's declaration of forfeiture against the appellant, which rendered moot the original issue of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant filed false and fraudulent affidavits supporting her claim, leading to a declaration of forfeiture by the Director. As a result, the appeal was dismissed without prejudice.
- Claimed conditions
- uncal herniation, CVD, hemorrhagic stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0311529
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has reopened the claim for service connection for cause of death due to newly received evidence, but denied the claim as there is no direct or secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's POW status and a need for an opinion on whether his terminal illness is related to in-service events, including his time as a prisoner of war.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking any of the veteran's conditions, including hypertension, uncal herniation, CVA (cardiovascular accident), and hemorrhage, to his active service.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been caused by service. The causes of death were listed as cardio-pulmonary arrest, secondary to septic shock, pneumonia and urinary tract infection.
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