The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for ischemic optic neuropathy of both eyes and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, thus losing jurisdiction over the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic optic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19169938
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for ischemic optic neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected carcinoma of glottis and laryngeal cancer, but denied service connection for tooth decay.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection and compensation for right eye disability, including under 38 USC § 1151 and as due to a toxic exposure related activity (TERA), is being remanded due to the receipt of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ must obtain all outstanding VA and private treatment records, prepare a TERA memorandum and ILER report, and provide a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed right eye disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for eye disability, initial evaluation of bilateral hearing loss, and psychiatric disability are all denied. The Veteran also does not meet the criteria for an aid and attendance allowance or a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye optic disability, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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