The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for gait and balance disturbance, left lower extremity tremor, and right lower extremity tremor from February 9, 2010, through December 20, 2011, have been previously adjudicated by the Board in an August 2021 decision. These claims are now dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were already decided by the Board and no further appeal was filed with the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court).
- Claimed conditions
- gait and balance disturbance, left lower extremity tremor, right lower extremity tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22033980
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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