The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for grand mal seizures is dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, making it impossible for the Board to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- grand mal seizures
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115403
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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The appeal regarding service connection for tonic clonic seizures and grand mal seizures has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of grand mal seizures was granted because the Board found that his seizures are related to a head injury he suffered during active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a recent breakthrough seizure and the need for further VA evaluation of the service-connected seizure disability.
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