The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, making it impossible for the Board to proceed with the decision on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- above the knee amputation, left leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0628867
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective May 11, 2012.
- Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claims for service connection for various knee, hip, and leg disabilities, including a sleep condition. The Board found that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.,The Board also denied secondary service connection for right knee disability due to left knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of service connection claims, and SMC claim is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disability, including the knee. The remand is due to incomplete opinions and missing information regarding whether the preexisting condition worsened during service.
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