The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection was granted for any conditions.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, arthritis of the bilateral hips, arthritis of the bilateral hands, arthritis of the bilateral shoulders, arthritis of the bilateral elbows
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001945
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the bilateral hands, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability as there was no evidence to support a current disability or a relationship to service.
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