The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cold injury to both feet has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury, both feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162721
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claims for service connection for cold injury, dermatophytosis, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for frostbite, both feet has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his claim by his representative.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing private medical records, particularly those from Millennium Home Health related to home health and skilled nursing care for the Veteran's feet. The VA will attempt to obtain these records and consider their impact on the evaluation of the service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board found no current diagnoses or evidence linking the appellant's reported symptoms to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.
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