The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to loss of vision in the right eye has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died, thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision, right eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000300
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for hearing loss and loss of vision due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for weight gain, loss of vision, sleep apnea, right foot condition, hypertension, hearing loss, and right knee pain.
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