Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, who was substituted as claimant in May 2021.
The deciding factor: The appeal must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C. § 7104(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 20.1302.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myeloblastic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041310
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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