The Veteran's appeal for service connection of left kidney renal cell carcinoma has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the case as he is deceased.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, and therefore the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left kidney renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21064183
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left kidney renal cell carcinoma, finding it related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for hypertension is remanded due to conflicting opinions on its etiology.
- Granted
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