The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because granting the appealed issues would not result in any accrued monies owed, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
The deciding factor: Granting the appealed issues cannot result in additional accrued money owed to the Veteran as he died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, adrenal insufficiency, arthritis, hypertension, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, left index finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20044285
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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