Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
The deciding factor: The appeal became moot due to the death of the appellant and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001328
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