The Veteran's appeal for restoration of a 100 percent rating for ASCAD status post MI with hypertensive heart disease and scar with chronic renal insufficiency has been dismissed as the issue is moot due to the death of the Veteran prior to the promulgation of the August 2014 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the issue was rendered moot by the Veteran's death, which occurred before the August 2014 rating decision could be finalized.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease (ASCAD) status post myocardial infarction (MI), hypertensive heart disease, scar with chronic renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1537758
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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