The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for tremors, including Parkinson's Disease, is not well-grounded and denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current disability linked to service or any other plausible cause.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors, Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0008129
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What this means for you
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