The Veteran's appeal for service connection for cancer of the lymph nodes has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died while the appeal was pending, and per regulations, the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim(s).
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the lymph nodes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24047140
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further proceedings due to errors in notice and a need to provide the Veteran with information about his right to a hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cancer of the lymph nodes to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and cancer of the lymph nodes, finding that both conditions are related to in-service radiation exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cancer of the esophagus and stomach, cancer of the lymph nodes, and lung cancer as they are not etiologically related to active service and did not have their onset during service.
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