The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death, and no compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability claimed as a result of VA inpatient medical treatment for a perforated duodenal ulcer from November 4, 2009 to March 12, 2010 is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal and thus no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this case.
- Claimed conditions
- Perforated duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146282
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of records from December 2009 until March 2010, and an opinion is needed regarding whether VA failed to timely diagnose and treat the Veteran's anemia.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran also failed to meet the requirements for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if he has any additional disability that resulted from VA inpatient medical treatment from November 5, 2009, to March 12, 2010.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and perforated duodenal ulcer, associated with PTSD, were granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for PTSD and 40 percent for the ulcer, respectively. The issue regarding TDIU was not addressed.
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