The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction, to include tremors of the neck and head, has been dismissed as he is satisfied with the partial grant of benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement indicating satisfaction with the partial grant of benefits in the March 2012 SSOC.
- Claimed conditions
- psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction, tremors of the neck and head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1221549
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% disability rating for his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction and dementia associated with alcoholism from June 1, 2007 to March 16, 2010.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the substantive appeal was not timely filed following the March 25, 2007 statement of the case that reduced his disability evaluation to 50 percent.
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