The Board found that there is no evidence to support the claim of service connection for tremors of the lower extremities, as they are not related to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's essential tremor was due to a central nervous system condition and not caused by peripheral nerve injury, including his service-connected cold injuries to the lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1337629
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