The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for benign essential tremor and a nervous disorder/anxiety, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current conditions were not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign essential tremor, nervous disorder/anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0842740
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for benign essential tremor, thyroid cancer, and hypothyroidism due to a lack of compliance with a previous remand order regarding radiation exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disability, respiratory disability (bronchitis), and benign essential tremor due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for benign essential tremor, thyroid cancer, and hypothyroidism as the evidence does not support a link to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded cases for further development regarding service connection for benign essential tremor, thyroid cancer, and hypothyroidism due to potential exposure to chemicals and ionizing radiation during basic training at Fort McClellan.
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