The Veteran's appeal for service connection of Parkinson's Disease has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21008641
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses at St. Charles Bend Medical Center is remanded due to changes in VA regulations regarding coverage under the PACT Act and other health-plan contracts. The case will be readjudicated after determining what, if any, expenses were paid by Medicare or other non-VA health-plan contracts.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's Disease and awarded special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records from Dr. M-Q and Dr. G.S., which are necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
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