The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of this case as he passed away.
The deciding factor: Due to the death of the Veteran, the Board had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disability, spleen disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1733711
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remands the claims for service connection due to duty to assist errors and the need for a medical examination under the PACT Act.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, residuals of a stab wound to the back, spleen disability, liver disability, and heart disability are dismissed due to untimely filings.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for a renal disability was denied. The veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy from September 16, 2016, to November 1, 2016, was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.
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