The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of head trauma residuals and a seizure disorder due to head trauma because the Veteran died during the appeal process.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death made it impossible for the Board to adjudicate the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head trauma, seizure disorder due to a head trauma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19173039
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a failure to apply the combat presumption and address evidence of in-service head trauma. The Veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of head trauma, including traumatic brain injury, sleep disorder, and migraine condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head trauma and PTSD have been successfully reopened, and both conditions are now considered well-grounded. The remaining issues related to the lumbar spine, neurological condition, right knee, thoracic rib area, hip conditions, hearing loss, heart condition/murmur, and high blood pressure remain denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not presented.,Prostate cancer claim was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of a head trauma, and thus service connection for this condition cannot be granted.
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