Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability and heart disability was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing in February 2025.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law because appellants' claims do not survive their deaths.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, claimed as asthma, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25003268
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