The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of renal disease was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.
The deciding factor: The veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, thus rendering the Board without jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0705852
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has determined that there were duty to assist errors and remands the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and an adequate VA medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for his renal disease and urinary incontinence have been dismissed as he has withdrawn the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for renal disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for esophagitis, GERD, and renal disease, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis B with gastritis.
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