The Board dismissed the appeals because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant died, and therefore the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s Disease, left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21002291
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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