Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. No service connection decisions were made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and per 38 C.F.R. § 20.1302(a), the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip replacement pain residuals, left hip replacement, bilateral shoulder tendonosis with tear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24039257
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claims for effective dates earlier than October 26, 2014, for service connection and TDIU were denied.,The Veteran's claim for DEA benefits was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection related to his bilateral hips, lumbar disability, and lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeals are being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease, left hip replacement, and PTSD. The decision grants special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment during the rating period prior to June 22, 2020. However, as he is now receiving a combined 100% rating for his service-connected disabilities effective June 22, 2020, entitlement to TDIU for this period is denied.
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