The veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- refractive error, esophageal carcinoma with lymph node metastases
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600573
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service connection for an eye disorder, including refractive error, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active service.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a vision disability, including glaucoma, astigmatism, refractive error, and presbyopia, is granted. The Board found that the onset of these conditions was during active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a vision disability, as additional development is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an eye disability to schedule a new VA examination and obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions, including whether they are related to service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
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