Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed due to the Veteran's death while the appeal was pending.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim and must dismiss this appeal due to the Veteran's death, as per 38 U.S.C. § 7104(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 20.1302.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010399
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