Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, onychomycosis, prostate cancer, and generalized anxiety disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, hypertension, onychomycosis, prostate cancer, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001813
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