The claim for increased ratings and higher level of SMC has been dismissed as the appellant's expenses related to the Veteran's last sickness and burial have been fully reimbursed.
The deciding factor: The appellant's expenses were fully reimbursed, making any further relief moot.
- Claimed conditions
- seizures with hemorrhage intraparenchymal hematoma left side, aphasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26004711
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy and mitral stenosis with annular thickening are granted effective June 30, 2013. The earlier effective dates for the neck disability and increased evaluations for upper extremity radiculopathy are also granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for aphasia was dismissed because the request for Board review was concurrent with a supplemental claim seeking review of the same denial.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of aphasia and dysarthria as they have been fully granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected aphasia and seizures, tonic clonic, as well as a claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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