Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing and the lack of a substitution eligibility determination by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The Board does not have jurisdiction over the appeal until the AOJ makes an initial substitution determination.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of smell, loss of taste
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085214
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