The appeals for increased evaluations of various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the left leg, stress fracture of the right leg, arthroscopic surgery of the left knee with arthritis, hypersensitivity with contact urticaria, anaphylaxis and shortness of breath, Morton's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22062192
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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