The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant died, which resulted in the Board having no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Right forearm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1511865
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current right forearm disability is related to service. The Veteran needs additional medical opinions on this matter.
- Granted
The Veteran's right forearm disability, with symptoms including pain and weakness during flare-ups, has been rated at 20 percent since March 8, 2013. The Board found that the condition met the criteria for a 20 percent rating based on limitation of pronation beyond the last quarter of arc.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities. The Veteran's service connection claim for COPD is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being REMANDED due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for examinations.
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