The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for frostbite and numbness, as they are related to his death.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite, numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19166835
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for frostbite, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left arm disability, to include arthritis and numbness, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the correction of an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty, specifically failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing prior to VA's issuance of a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, upper back condition, degenerative disc disease of the lower back, migraine headaches, right wrist condition, carpal tunnel of the right hand, and frostbite, as further development is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records and provide VA examinations.
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