The appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died, thus no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- multilevel, multifactorial discogenic disease with spinal stenosis, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, bilateral gynecomastia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22030991
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 bilateral gynecomastia resulted in a simple total mastectomy that did not require hospitalization or convalescence of at least 21 days. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn all his claims, including service connection for tinnitus and increased ratings for thoracolumbar spine with degenerative arthritis and bilateral gynecomastia.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities, including radiculopathy of the upper and lower extremities and low back condition. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU due to his inability to maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.
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