The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for anatomical loss of the right eye, which was secondary to his service-connected malaria, and for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected malaria due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal, making it impossible for the Board to adjudicate the merits of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- anatomical loss of the right eye, service-connected malaria
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144805
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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