The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his tremor.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient evidence to determine the cause of the veteran's tremor and to obtain relevant medical records from Social Security Administration.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, essential tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0728488
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremor is related to his military service, granting his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cognitive decline, essential tremor, and bradycardia due to potential service connection based on exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water. Additional medical opinions are needed to address direct service connection and secondary service connection.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of residuals of a head injury. The Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus was granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
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