The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lung disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1647201
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 of a right lung disability, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right lung disability is not causally related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right lung disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current condition or any link to service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right lung disability, finding that there is no evidence to support his assertion that he incurred such a condition during active duty.
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