The Board has dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims due to the appellant’s death.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy, lower extremities, bilateral peripheral neuropathy, upper extremities, degenerative joint disease, left hip, left leg disability, right hip replacement, status post injury, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004360
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for right hip replacement due to a need for an addendum medical opinion addressing aggravation.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a procedural error in failing to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a pre-decisional hearing.
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