The Board found that the Veteran's claimed tremors of the right upper extremity and hypertension are not related to his service-connected residuals of gallbladder removal, and thus denied both claims.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions provided in November 2005 concluded that there was no causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected residuals of gallbladder removal and his claimed tremors or hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936540
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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 granted earlier effective dates of June 24, 2011, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and tremors of both upper extremities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left lower extremity, and thyroglossal cyst is being remanded due to insufficient development.,Service connection will not be granted as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in the Veteran's claimed locations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tremors of the right and left upper extremities, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not due to in-service exposure to hazardous chemicals.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues regarding service connection for tremors of the right and left upper extremities due to a lack of an opinion on the etiology of the claimed conditions.
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