The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for nephrectomy and splenectomy, as well as the claim of entitlement to TDIU due to the Veteran's death before a decision was made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of his appeal, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction over these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- nephrectomy, splenectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24034766
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing substantially gainful employment, and therefore TDIU is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a kidney disorder due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and inadequate examination. The AOJ is instructed to investigate potential additional toxic exposures beyond conceded herbicide exposure, including asbestos, lead paint, and mustard gas.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was denied as the evidence did not show that he was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus.
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