The Board dismissed all the appeals due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist ganglion cyst, right hand strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175612
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, skin disability, left knee disability, and left wrist ganglion cyst based on new evidence submitted since the last decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right hand strain, as well as left and right knee disabilities. The decision is based on the Veteran's military occupational specialty tasks that led to his current conditions.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for right hand strain to include the right long, ring, and little fingers as it was granted in a previous decision. The claim for an increased rating for right thumb instability status post ulnar collateral ligament injury is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, left hand strain, and right-hand strain due to inadequate VA opinions.
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