The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues on appeal were previously about service connection for a right and left ankle disability, but as the Veteran died, no further action can be taken.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away, which resulted in the dismissal of the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1607130
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 right and left ankle disabilities, as well as her bilateral hearing loss disability are granted service connection. The psychiatric disability is remanded for further examination.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus, hearing loss, right and left knee disability, right and left ankle disability, and a left foot disability are all found to be related to service. The initial rating for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The issues are whether he should be granted TDIU benefits and if an earlier effective date for service connection of right and left ankle disability can be assigned.
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