The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death, and no effective date was assigned as the appeal is about service connection.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic schizophrenia, undifferentiated or paranoid type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19180943
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not providing a proper statement of reasons or bases for denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The Veteran's VA treatment records show he was diagnosed with various psychiatric conditions during the appeal period.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic schizophrenia, paranoid type, claimed as acquired psychiatric disorder and personality disorder was granted in a June 2011 rating decision with an effective date of November 18, 1999. The appeal is to determine if the earlier effective date should be granted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic schizophrenia.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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