The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding the May 2002 rating decision denying service connection for cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to submit a timely substantive appeal within one year from the date of mailing of the notification of the determination being appealed or within 60 days from the issuance of the statement of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of the veteran's death
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0616955
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for additional development and readjudication of the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development and readjudication of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310, as well as adjudication of a separate claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the claim, including the opportunity to submit additional evidence.
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