Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for arthropathic changes/degenerative changes of the bilateral knees, lumbar moderate degenerative changes, and neurocognitive disorder, also claimed as psychiatric disorder, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time and must dismiss the appeal due to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- arthropathic changes/degenerative changes of the bilateral knees, lumbar moderate degenerative changes, neurocognitive disorder, also claimed as psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015979
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