The veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for lymphomatoid papulosis has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim as the veteran died before a final decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphomatoid papulosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2004
- Citation
- 0408377
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran is granted an effective date of September 1, 2023, for the 100 percent disability rating of lymphomatoid papulosis, to include mycosis fungoides, and painful scarring (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma).
- Granted
The Veteran's lymphomatoid papulosis is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination and an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's lymphomatoid papulosis, which is presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's lymphomatoid papulosis is not linked to service, including exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation. Service connection was denied.
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