The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and claims do not survive their deaths.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplasia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0905007
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 appeal is remanded for additional evidentiary development, including a search for medical records related to the Veteran's education benefits and VA medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claim for service connection for myelodysplasia to schedule a VA examination to determine its etiology, particularly in relation to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
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