The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease, hypertension, low back disorder, myositis and degenerative disc disease of the low back, cervical spine disorder, chronic cervical myositis and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral knee disorder (left knee meniscal tear, bilateral knee arthritis), bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21069460
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
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