The Veteran's appeal has been 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 does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1617946
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions, including myxoid liposarcoma and lymphedema. The issues were not addressed based on a presumption due to exposure to ionizing radiation or other specific service environment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including low back, knee, leg, and hip disabilities. The decision also dismissed his claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus.
- Denied
The Board has found no current evidence of a disability of the pelvis, right hip, thoracolumbar or cervical spine and/or a disability manifested by sleep disturbance. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's disabilities of the hips and pelvis are not causally or etiologically related to service, are not presumed to have occurred during service, and are not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.
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