All claims seeking to reopen previously denied service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died prior to the Board making a decision on his claims, thus the appeal has become moot by virtue of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, lumbar spine disability, eye disability (claimed as vision problems), heart disability including hypertension, left inguinal hernia, knots on head and chest, skin disability other than service-connected eczematous dermatitis, respiratory disability, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral hand disability, multiple myeloma, fibromyalgia, cervical spine disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, blood clots, liver atelectasis, prostate disability, Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144421
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for a bilateral knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including scheduling an additional VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
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