The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold weather injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1615312
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 denied service connection for residuals of a cold weather injury due to the lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's claim.,The Board has remanded multiple issues including service connection for various disabilities and an increased rating for cephalgia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination regarding the upper extremities, specifically Raynaud’s syndrome.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cold weather injury and respiratory disability, including sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. The preponderance of the evidence does not support these claims.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for swollen and aching feet and residuals of a cold weather injury have not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
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