The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appeal must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as appellants' claims do not survive their deaths.
- Claimed conditions
- detached retinas, cervical spinal stenosis, bilateral torn meniscus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023292
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cervical spinal stenosis to verify all periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), obtain private medical records, and schedule a VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for migraines, cervical spinal stenosis, a scar on neck, and right ankle disability, as well as increased ratings for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The appeal for service connection for PTSD was denied due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a March 2017 ankle surgery, as well as service connection for cervical spinal stenosis as secondary to complex regional pain syndrome.
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