The Veteran's claims for left leg amputation and TDIU have been dismissed without prejudice due to the death of the Veteran. The appeal is being dismissed as it has become moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, making the claims moot.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg amputation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23059262
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for service connection of left leg amputation and associated scars, as well as SMC based on loss of use of the left leg, is set to January 28, 2022. The effective date for DEA eligibility is also set to January 28, 2022. An effective date prior to January 28, 2022, was denied for service connection of chronic headaches.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right leg amputations, which are claimed to be secondary to service-connected cellulitis. The VA medical opinions provided prior to the decision were not in accordance with the law regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for prostate cancer, bilateral blindness, left leg amputation, and right leg amputation were dismissed as untimely. The issues are moot due to a full grant of benefits in another appeal stream.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left leg amputation was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding an adjudication on this specific claim.
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