The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim(s).
- Claimed conditions
- hematoma, calcification in arteries and veins, nerve condition, right lower extremity, nerve condition, left upper extremity, nerve condition, right upper extremity, below knee amputation, left, heart condition (also claimed as heart murmur and aortic valve)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24039037
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied service connection for nerve conditions of the extremities, a neck condition, a right ankle condition, and right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of nerve conditions in both upper extremities. The Board found that the VA examination and medical opinion were inadequate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error involving VA treatment records from the University of Colorado Health Internal Medicine Clinic in Printers Park.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a total left knee replacement was denied because the evidence did not support finding that the additional disabilities were caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment.
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