The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
The deciding factor: The appeal on the merits has become moot by virtue of the death of the Veteran and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- hidradenitis suppurative, kidney damage
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062176
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board remands the claim for service connection of kidney damage to obtain an addendum opinion addressing its etiology, including whether it is caused by or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions and toxic exposure risk activities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hidradenitis suppurative and related disabilities due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal must be REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development and consideration.
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