The Board has determined that the veteran's essential tremor of the bilateral hands was aggravated by service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's pre-existing tremors worsened during his military service, constituting aggravation under VA law.
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremor
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0834478
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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 determined that the Veteran's essential tremor is related to his military service, granting his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's essential tremor, labyrinthitis, and Meniere's disease were granted service connection as secondary to her service-connected TBI.
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