The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and thus there is no effective date prior to January 7, 1997 for an award of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, which resulted in the dismissal of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Total Disability Rating based upon Individual Unemployability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0640090
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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