Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and atherosclerosis left lower extremity was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing and pending substitution eligibility determination.
The deciding factor: The Board does not have jurisdiction over the appeal until the AOJ makes the initial substitution eligibility determination and provides written notice to the appellant of that decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II due to cortisone injections in left knee, Atherosclerosis left lower extremity (LLE) with intermittent claudication
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25003246
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