The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the Board lacks jurisdiction to decide the merits of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24085141
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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