The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death and no proper substitution of an eligible individual for the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died before any decision could be made, as there was no proper substitution request filed within one year of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury residuals, strokes, unspecified mental disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21075411
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's CAD, hypertension, prostate condition, and strokes were not shown to be related to service or any incident therein.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to the Veteran's strokes, was also denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's unspecified mental disorder is related to service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is needed, including obtaining an addendum VA opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified mental disorder.
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