The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal, and there is no surviving appellant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, making the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20053391
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 2022 rating decision, as it was not properly raised with the AOJ first.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for epistaxis, frostbite of the hands and feet, lumbar spine disability, and eye disorder due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for hand and feet residuals of frostbite is granted, as well as her claim for bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding these conditions and thus granted service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and frostbite of the hands and feet were denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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