The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right ear disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and as a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102659
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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