The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all listed conditions has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore, the Board cannot issue a decision on these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- endocrine system dysfunction, erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, lower gastrointestinal dysfunction with loss of bowel sphincter control, lung scarring with shortness of breath, lymphoma, neurogenic bladder dysfunction with loss of sphincter control, neurological dysfunction with dementia, neurological dysfunction with muscle tremors and extremities weakness, prostate dysplasia with surgical removal, recurrent skin cancer, transient ischemic attacks
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26009264
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claims for service connection have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's lymphoma is related to his active duty service and has awarded service connection for angina secondary to his service-connected asbestosis.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death. The appeal is now inactive and will be reactivated if a surviving spouse or other eligible person requests substitution.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient consideration of evidence and VA's duty to assist, including a lack of time for the Veteran to provide additional information regarding his service at Camp Lejeune and medical records reconstruction.
- Denied
The Board has denied the service connection claims for lymphoma, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as there is no evidence of an in-service event or injury related to these conditions. The Veteran's private treatment records do not establish a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.
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