The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for left knee Osgood-Schlatter’s disease and a TDIU have been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away during the pendency of his appeal, making it impossible for the Board to adjudicate the merits of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee Osgood-Schlatter’s disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142749
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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