The Board dismissed the claims for service connection due to the appellant's death.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist/arm condition, acquired psychiatric disability to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residuals of reaction to vaccinations
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005091
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims. As such, all issues on appeal are REMANDED for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.
- Granted
The claims to reopen service connection for diabetes, heart disease, lower extremity neurological disabilities, and acquired psychiatric disability are granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for these conditions remain remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left wrist disability and acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, are not service-connected.
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