Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for depression and diabetes was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time due to the Veteran's death, as per 38 C.F.R. § 20.1302; see also Zevalkink v. Brown, 102 F.3d 1236, 1243-44 (Fed. Cir. 1996).
- Claimed conditions
- depression, diabetes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100612
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