The appeal seeking service connection for back pain, pelvis pain, Lewy body dementia, and liver cancer was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision could be made.
The deciding factor: The appeal must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain, pelvis pain, Lewy body dementia, liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069806
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back pain, knee and wrist joint pains, neck pain, anxiety, depression, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, migraines, left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and back pain to provide proper VCAA notice and further development.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for cancer of the hip bone and liver cancer is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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