The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The claimant passed away, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left clavicle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906678
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board has determined that the Veteran's injuries, including those to his left clavicle, ribs, spleen, and brain, are related to service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, glaucoma, gout, and residuals of a left knee injury with a contusion are not supported by the evidence. The claim for an initial compensable rating for the residuals of a left inguinal hernia repair is also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture, residuals of a left clavicle fracture, and frostbite residuals due to lack of competent medical evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The veteran is entitled to an effective date of January [redacted], 1998, for the payment of additional compensation for his spouse.
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