The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected tremor of both hands does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of complete or incomplete paralysis of the median or ulnar nerves.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings do not establish the presence of neuritis, neuralgia, complete median or ulnar nerve paralysis, or more than mild incomplete paralysis of the right and left hands due to service-connected tremor of the right and left hand.
- Claimed conditions
- tremor of the right hand, tremor of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0116256
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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