The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.
The deciding factor: Due to the death of the Veteran, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of the left hip and thigh, Limitation of extension of the left hip, Impairment of the right hip and thigh, Limitation of extension of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115538
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
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