Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and COPD is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and as a matter of law, the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, Sleep apnea, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25003550
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