The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to their death, and the request for substitution of claimant remains pending at the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, making it moot.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticulosis of the colon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22032623
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied service connection for diverticulosis of the colon, finding no nexus between the Veteran's in-service digestive complaints and his current diagnosis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is insufficient information to make a determination on the severity of the service-connected diverticulosis and whether it should be rated higher than 10 percent. The Veteran's symptoms are attributed to both his service-connected condition and non-service-connected conditions, making it difficult to determine the impact of the service-connected disability alone.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a stomach disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure. The new evidence submitted did not provide any new information regarding these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional examinations and development to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected gastrointestinal disabilities, as well as the existence and etiology of his left and right knee symptoms.
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