Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bone cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, heart attack/open heart surgery, and stage 4 prostate cancer was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal due to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- bone cancer (claimed as spine and neck), diabetes mellitus type II, heart attack/open heart surgery, stage 4 prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009133
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