The Board dismissed the appeals because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: Due to the death of the appellant, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- back issues, lung cancer status post left lobectomy, heart issues, leg ambulation, circulation, and infections
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18159326
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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