The Board previously denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic tremor disorder, chronic muscle spasm disorder, and chronic sleep disorder in October 2019. The appeal is dismissed as it is a duplicate of that decision.
The deciding factor: The appeal was already decided by the Board in October 2019 and no new error has been presented for review.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic tremor disorder, chronic muscle spasm disorder, chronic sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037756
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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