The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tremors of the hands, finding that his preexisting tremor disorder did not worsen during service and was presumed to have existed prior to enlistment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hand tremors were found to be a hereditary condition that preexisted service and were not aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the hands
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0202239
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they are attributable to his time in service and supported by medical opinions. The PACT Act presumption applies.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical opinions to address the Veteran's reported symptoms and service connection claims.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disability, headaches, skin disability, and tremors of the hands due to potential Gulf War-related exposures.
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