The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of service connection for a substance abuse disorder and residuals of hepatitis have not been decided.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died, thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- substance abuse disorder, residuals of hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1212390
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claim for service connection of substance abuse disorder is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his condition was caused by or related to active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to a procedural defect involving concurrent elections of review options.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder are granted secondary to his substance abuse disorder, with a rating of 70 percent effective February 27, 2019. The appeal for an earlier effective date is denied.
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