The Veteran's claim for service connection for mouth sores has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence, but the appeal is dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The death of the appellant rendered the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- mouth sores
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1501186
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying the appeals based on the evidence of record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ulcers, migraines, mouth sores, body sores, fibromyalgia, chest pain, fatigue, joint pain and swelling, sinusitis (claimed as nose bleeds), shortness of breath, hemoptysis (coughing blood), hypertension, and memory loss. These issues are intertwined with the referred claim for service connection for Wegener's disease.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for a skin condition and mouth sores due to his withdrawal of those claims. The issues of service connection for hypertension and OSA are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's folliculitis and PTSD are granted, while her mouth sores claim is denied. The Veteran's PTSD rating prior to September 26, 2016, remains at 50 percent.
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