The Board dismissed the appeal of the issue of entitlement to accrued benefits as the appellant withdrew her appeal during a videoconference hearing. The claims for DIC and nonservice-connected death pension benefits were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew her appeal of the issue of entitlement to accrued benefits during the July 2018 videoconference hearing, thus there are no remaining issues for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- DIC, nonservice-connected death pension benefits
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115133
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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