The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings, service connection claims, and a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) have been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died in March [Redacted], 2019. As a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar fasciitis, degenerative arthritis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with memory loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as chronic adjustment disorder, major depression, and anxiety, traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, heart condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, lower back disorder, lung condition (including asthma), right ankle condition, facial scars, nerve damage to the face, bilateral eye condition, left ankle condition, left knee condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143861
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Decisions by this judge: 1,446 · Granted: 21% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, including ischemic heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease manifesting within one year after service and concluding that the current disability is not related to his in-service deviated septum.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if his current sleep disorder is related to his military service.
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