The appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to address claims after a veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), a respiratory disorder manifested by trouble breathing, a back disability, a neck disability, a left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22023033
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 withdrew his appeal for service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The Board also granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate claims for service connection for residuals of a TBI, migraine headaches, and a neck disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the denial for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to concurrent elections, and his request for higher-level review was pending when he filed an appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's diagnosed hypertension, sinusitis, and prostate cancer are etiologically related to his presumed in-service Agent Orange exposure. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, squamous cell carcinoma, a back disability, and a neck disability due to a failure to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records since August 2023.
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