The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of spinal infection, post-polio syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0608733
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of post-polio syndrome to obtain missing treatment records and a new medical opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's post-polio syndrome is granted a total disability evaluation, and DEA benefits are established from April 25, 2016.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-polio syndrome, finding that there was no evidence of aggravation beyond natural progression and that the condition was not incurred during or related to active service.
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