The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim as he passed away.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and therefore the Board lacks jurisdiction to proceed with the case.
- Claimed conditions
- removal of a kidney
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1612861
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 the veteran's claim for service connection for removal of a kidney, finding no evidence that the veteran has had a disability related to such removal during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining private treatment records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma and removal of a kidney, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to his exposure to asbestos and benzene during active duty.
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