The Veteran's appeal for service connection for porphyria has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim as he is deceased.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1710606
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service connection for chloracne, diabetes mellitus type II, porphyria, and osteoporosis due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's condition was an emergent medical emergency, and VA facilities were not feasibly available at the time of her treatment. Therefore, payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred by non-VA providers is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination regarding the link between in-service chemical exposure and porphyria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to audio malfunctions during his previous hearing. He will be offered a new BVA videoconference hearing to present testimony on his pending appeal for service connection for porphyria.
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