The Board dismissed the appeals of service connection for leukemia, lymphoma, squamous cell skin cancer, and carotid artery stenosis due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- leukemia, lymphoma, squamous cell skin cancer, carotid artery stenosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20038356
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for blood cancer, leukemia, eye disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome, and thrombocytopenia due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service. The case is remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's bladder cancer, leukemia, and prostate cancer are not related to his service. The Board found no evidence of toxic exposures or a causal relationship between the conditions and service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for leukemia, thrombocytopenia, and bone marrow transplant with acquired agranulocytosis. The Veteran's Fanconi anemia is not considered a service-connected condition due to its congenital nature. Service connection was also denied for hepatocarcinoma and cirrhosis of the liver.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has not been received to reconsider the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, leukemia, and prostate cancer. The evidence submitted was cumulative and did not tend to prove or disprove any matters at issue.
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