The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- urothelial carcinoma, urinary bladder, renal cell carcinoma, liver disorder, benign prostate hypertrophy and prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1001823
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney, liver, and pituitary gland disorders to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding their nature and etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for renal cell carcinoma and malignant neoplasm of the lung, secondary to renal cell carcinoma, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and her military service.
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