The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for left wrist arthritis is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal following the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25005135
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including neck, low back, hand, shoulder, knee, wrist, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder, toenail fungus, hearing loss, and migraines, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a bladder disorder and the appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date that the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) mailed the notice of the rating decision being appealed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, left wrist arthritis, left foot arthritis, and heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as the evidence was approximately evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran. The claims for diabetes mellitus and kidney disability were remanded for further development.
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