Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of colon cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes, gall bladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer were dismissed without prejudice due to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of an appeal after the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes, gall bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006626
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