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The appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed.

January 30, 2026Citation Nr. 26001420Docket 16-19 488Ava.gov source

  • service connection for the cause of the Veteran's deathDismissed
DecisionAnalysis

Board reasoning

The Board dismisses the appeal because a January 2026 rating decision fully granted service connection for the cause of death, making further Board action duplicative and providing no additional relief. The Board also notes procedural history, including prior remands and a supplemental claim, and cites binding caselaw to support dismissal.

Issues

  • service connection for the cause of the Veteran's deathDismissed

Authorities

  • Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268illustrates that remands for development can be superseded when fully resolved by subsequent agency action
  • D'Aries v. Peake, 22 Vet. App. 97supports that remanded issues may be reconsidered or resolved on remand
  • Johnson v. Collins, 38 Vet. App. 151supports that duplicative or fully resolved claims foreclose further relief on appeal

Extracted with gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07. Citations are kept only when they appear in the decision text.