The Veteran's appeal for service connection for indeterminate colitis has been dismissed due to their death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and per regulations, appeals are dismissed when the appellant dies.
- Claimed conditions
- indeterminate colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26030682
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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