The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer of the arms, face, and neck, including as a result of exposure to herbicide agents, has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer of the arms, face, and neck, scar on the face
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1000908
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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