The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a parathyroid disorder has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on this claim as it is no longer pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the appeal was dismissed under 38 C.F.R. § 20.1302(a).
- Claimed conditions
- parathyroid disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- 26001338
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the appellant's exposure to toxins at Fort McClellan, Alabama during her period of ACDUTRA. The VA will provide appropriate examinations and determine if there is a relationship between these conditions and the in-service exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disorder and a parathyroid disorder due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other hazardous materials during his military service and that the conditions were not related to his active duty.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a parathyroid disorder as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
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