The Veteran's appeal for service connection for heart disorder other than hypertension, including as secondary to his service-connected conditions, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder other than hypertension, eating disorder with obesity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21075605
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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