Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bladder incontinence is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The claimant died during the pendency of the appeal, and by law, claims do not survive the appellant's death.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder incontinence (claimed as urinary incontinence and loss of bladder control)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039815
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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