The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for ethambutol related toxic optic neuropathy, claimed as legal blindness, is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- ethambutol related toxic optic neuropathy, legal blindness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175575
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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