The Veteran's appeal for service connection of residuals from a left hip injury has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and therefore the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left hip injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19173492
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, broken pelvis, left hip injury, and head injury due to insufficient reasons and bases in the August 2020 decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
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