The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, making it moot.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18139820
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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