The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, which resulted in a lack of jurisdiction for the Board to consider the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18131885
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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