Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because there was no pending claim or appeal at the time of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There was no decision to appeal when the December 2024 NOD was filed, as the September 2025 denial of DIC had not yet been issued.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094069
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