The Veteran's appeal for service connection of soft tissue sarcoma has been dismissed due to their passing away during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away before a final decision could be made on their claim.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19181623
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, right wrist, right foot, soft tissue sarcoma, thyroid disorder, and right hand disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities, among others.
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