The appeal for service connection of multiple sclerosis and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple sclerosis with residuals of vision, leg, left arm nerve and mental status conditions, upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002570
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 719 · Granted: 54% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for PTSD, tinnitus, lumbar strain, sleep apnea, cervical strain, upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, adjustment disorder, and a left elbow scar were dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals. The claims for increased ratings of bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome are denied as the Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months due to his service-connected upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and vascular dementia. The PCAFC eligibility determination was remanded as it did not consider the evidence regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services, which includes regular meal preparation and medication management. The Board also ordered a new opinion on whether participation in the PCAFC program is in the Veteran's best interest.
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