The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no final decision can be made on the merits of the claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left foot cuboid facture, residuals of right-hand injury, right wrist pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24017225
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection for right and left wrist pain as the NODs were untimely filed, more than one year after the August 2024 rating decision denying these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right wrist pain is related to his military service. The VA clinician must provide an opinion on whether the condition is at least as likely as not caused by or related to his military service, and whether it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for neck pain, right wrist pain, and upper and lower back pain due to lack of a current disability or causal relationship.,The Veteran's claims were based on in-service activities such as writing, using a computer, and physical training.
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