Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various heart conditions were dismissed due to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure, heart murmur, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000926
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