The Veteran's appeal for service connection for stenosis of the lumbar spine has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and as a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- stenosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1332346
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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