The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding ratings for injuries to the left upper extremity and left ankle sprains due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran died, giving the Board no jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injury to median nerve at antecubital space, left upper extremity, residuals of left ankle sprains
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013711
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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