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
- esophageal adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639328
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the link between the Veteran's esophageal adenocarcinoma and his exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep disorder, GERD, and esophageal adenocarcinoma due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran will receive a new examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his in-service exposure to radar and his esophageal adenocarcinoma. The Board also found that another relevant service-connected disability did not contribute to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU. The case is remanded for further development regarding his esophageal adenocarcinoma rating and housebound status.
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