The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for service connection for essential tremor of the hands.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal as to this issue in February 2013, prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremor of the hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1306788
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Denied
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