Dismissed
The appeals for disability ratings related to hypertension and right ear hearing loss were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeals because the Veteran died before a decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006955
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