The Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection and effective dates due to the death of the Appellant.
The deciding factor: Due to the death of the Appellant, the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, coronary artery disease (CAD), bilateral cataracts, diabetes mellitus, type II, with hypertension, right hip DJD, esophageal condition (acid reflux disorder), respiratory condition (asthma), lumbar spine condition, left hip condition, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right arm, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left arm, gout, liver condition, incontinence, left shoulder condition, dental condition, left knee condition, high triglycerides
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000733
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for a cervical spine condition and lumbar spine condition were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a liver condition, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
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