The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is denied as moot due to the existence of a compensable rating for his service-connected disabilities. The Board has also remanded several issues for further development, including an examination for bilateral inguinal hernia and scars, and for readjudication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is denied as moot due to the existence of a compensable rating for his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, bilateral inguinal hernia, scar, status post bilateral inguinal hernia surgery, scar, status post residual bilateral inguinal hernia, nondisplaced fracture distal phalanx, left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20036857
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending. The dismissal does not affect the right of an eligible person to take the Veteran's place to continue the appeal on the pending claim(s).
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