The Veteran's appeal for a facial rash was dismissed due to their passing away before the Board could make a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal, making it impossible for the Board to issue a final decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Facial rash
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22007884
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for urinary frequency is denied. The Veteran's facial rash and upper torso lipomas are each granted an increased rating of 30 percent, but the Veteran's upper torso lipomas since June 3, 2022, are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's facial rash. The remaining issues, including service connection for PTSD, CAD, hepatitis C, and varicocele, are still pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, facial rash, and right knee disability due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theatre during the Persian Gulf War. The appeals were decided as direct service connection cases.
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