The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for hyperhidrosis of the feet prior to August 23, 2011, and in excess of 10 percent since that date has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperhidrosis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18108564
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current foot disabilities are related to service, specifically his pre-existing pes planus. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on this matter.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected hyperhidrosis of the feet is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seborrheic keratosis and hyperhidrosis of the feet, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board has denied all service connection claims for various conditions, finding that the evidence does not support a causal link between any of these conditions and active military service.
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