Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issue of increasing the apportionment awarded to the Veteran's mother as the Veteran was not the proper claimant for such benefit. A new claim has been granted, but no notice of disagreement has been received.
The deciding factor: The previous appeal was dismissed by the Board due to the Veteran being not the proper claimant for the increased apportionment award.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187064
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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