Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time.
The deciding factor: The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal due to the death of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- bone cancer of the 9th rib, L3 vertebra, residuals of a urethral mass
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000507
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