The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant died, which resulted in the dismissal of the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability (claimed as ischemic heart disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1606991
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension, heart disability, and lumbar spine disability are granted service connection due to herbicide exposure. The right ear hearing loss and cervical spine disability claims are denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and mitral valve prolapse, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disease in service or otherwise related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's heart disability, claimed as ischemic heart disease, is not related to service and denied this claim. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions.
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