The Board dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and therefore the Board had no jurisdiction to proceed with the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, other depressive episodes, anxiety, depression, osteomyelitis of the right first toe, right hip disability, back condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19196363
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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