Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and as a matter of law, appellants' claims do not survive their deaths.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Right ear hearing loss, Tinnitus, Heart condition, Hypertension, Neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015071
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