The Veteran's appeal for service connection of pancreatic neoplasm has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this matter as it is no longer pending.
The deciding factor: The appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore the Board lacks jurisdiction to proceed with the case.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic neoplasm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26009404
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pancreatic neoplasm was aggravated by his service-connected intestinal colon and rectal adenocarcinoma.
- Granted
The Veteran's pancreatic neoplasm and metastatic pancreatic cancer are granted service connection.,The cause of the Veteran's death, respiratory arrest due to metastatic pancreatic cancer, is also granted service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for pancreatic neoplasm for a new VA examination.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for pancreatic neoplasm, unspecified depressive disorder, testicular cancer, depression, and diabetes mellitus has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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