The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus rendering the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder numbness, arm numbness, hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0932602
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no one has requested substitution for the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent cervical spine disability and left upper extremity neurological disability due to pre-decisional errors in VA examinations. The claims will be reviewed with a new examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder numbness, right shoulder numbness, left arm numbness, right arm numbness, left hand numbness, and right hand numbness. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible statements of intermittent pain, numbness, and tingling from separation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for medical expense reimbursement for her April 3, 2016 non-VA emergency room visit at Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth due to a medical emergency and lack of availability of VA facilities.
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