The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a back condition has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and as a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1804960
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 for a back condition, finding no evidence of a nexus between the in-service incident and the current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left wrist, left and right knee, and left and right shoulder conditions due to missing personnel records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back condition, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current back disability and his active-duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased 40 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected back condition from June 19, 2024, and denied service connection for migraine headaches.
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