Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
The deciding factor: The appeal became moot by virtue of the Veteran's death, and thus lacked jurisdiction for adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25014716
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