The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, thus losing jurisdiction over the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscal tear and degenerative arthritis, left knee status-post arthroplasty, right knee status-post arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064112
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 60 percent for chronic edema, right lower extremity. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities were remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than September 22, 2016 for service connection for left elbow lateral epicondylitis and right knee meniscal tear and degenerative arthritis have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for limitation of extension and flexion of the left elbow were also denied as they are not related to the original claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as he is limited to sedentary work due to his foot and knee conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were remanded in February 2017. The Board has not yet readjudicated these claims and provided a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).
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