Your claim for service connection for your AICD and associated dyspnea has been granted in full, but the appeal is dismissed as moot since a decision was already made.
The deciding factor: The AOJ had previously granted the claim in full before this appeal was decided.
- Claimed conditions
- status post implantation of automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD), dyspnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26038576
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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