The Veteran's claim for service connection of ischemic stroke has been dismissed 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
- ischemic stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20078992
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection and remanded the initial increased ratings for hypertension, ischemic stroke (including separate ratings for left-sided hemiparesis), left ankle residual of fracture, wet macular degeneration, left arm spasticity, right leg edema, and left leg edema.,The claims are being remanded to determine appropriate initial ratings given the earlier effective dates.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for ischemic stroke, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for ischemic stroke and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's disability picture does not warrant an increased rating or extraschedular consideration.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and conditions secondary to it, including erectile dysfunction, hypertension, ischemic stroke, urge incontinence, upper and lower extremity neuropathies, and a heart disability. The claims for other conditions were remanded for further development.
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