The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability has been dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant passed away, which resulted in the dismissal of their appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0930606
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's unemployment prior to July 5, 2011, was due to a lawsuit and not related to his service-connected disabilities. Therefore, the claim for TDIU prior to that date is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to unclear employment history and occupational impairment caused by service-connected disabilities prior to December 27, 2016. Additional development is needed to clarify these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment history before June 28, 2019. The AOJ is required to obtain federal records from the Social Security Administration and request the Veteran's employment information.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further consideration due to new evidence not previously reviewed by the AOJ.
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