The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and therefore the appeal is dismissed.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1812960
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The claims to reopen service connection for various conditions have been granted. The specific disabilities are autoimmune disorder, fibromyalgia, IBS, residuals of cysts removal from the left ankle, numbness and neuropathy in the left thigh, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, pre-cancerous polyps, arthritis, NASH, and a heart condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his arthritis and hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to evaluate his service-connected arthritis, multiple joints. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.
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