Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran had not filed a Notice of Disagreement or otherwise initiated an appeal of the June 2021 rating decision at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction over matters not appealed by the Veteran prior to his death, as there was no claim or appeal pending at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101259
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