The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse), a low back condition, a right knee condition, a left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180663
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Board Appeal request was not timely filed with respect to the rating decision issued on October 11, 2022.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeal regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder, a back condition, and a left knee condition. The Board of Veterans' Appeals dismissed the appeals.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, a low back condition, and a right shoulder condition has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
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