The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction over the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of left kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1817486
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's kidney stones and loss of left kidney are granted service connection as they were incurred in or related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for kidney cancer and loss of the left kidney was dismissed due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's kidney cancer and loss of left kidney are not service-connected, as the evidence does not support a finding that they are related to his service-connected coronary artery disease. The CAD issue is remanded for further evaluation.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's loss of left kidney was incurred in service and grants this claim. The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to the loss of left kidney is remanded for further development.
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