The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died, which resulted in the Board having no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- clear cell carcinoma of the kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1142097
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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