Dismissed
The appeal for an effective date prior to December 29, 2016, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and no request for substitution was received within one year 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
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110319
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