The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for tremors of the head and neck since May 3, 2004. The veteran's initial claim for an increased rating remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The RO continued to grant a higher rating of 10 percent during the pendency of this appeal, but did not address whether higher ratings were available before or after May 3, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0621006
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Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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