The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of right leg and left leg peripheral neuropathy due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, making it moot.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg peripheral neuropathy, left leg peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24038458
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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