The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, tremors, and muscle/nerve disability have been denied as there is no competent evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, tremors, muscle/nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0819207
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims of bilateral hearing loss and tremors due to potential issues with evidence and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeals for service connection for depression and tremors have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on these claims as they are no longer pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in November 2024, as the decision was an initial decision on a new claim seeking increased rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back disability, hand warts, and psychiatric disability due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reports regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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