The Veteran's appeals for service connection on four different conditions have been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the appeal process, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative meningioma with a history of cerebrovascular accident, malignant melanoma of the back, adenocarcinoma of the appendix, basal cell carcinoma of the right temporal area
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18117980
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 reopened the claim for service connection for postoperative meningioma and history of cerebrovascular incident. The claims for service connection for malignant melanoma of the back, basal cell carcinoma of the right temporal area, and prostate cancer have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. Service connection is presumed based on exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the appendix is causally related to his exposure to asbestos during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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