The Board denied service connection for essential tremors of the hands as due to herbicide exposure, finding that the Veteran's condition is not related to such exposure and that there was insufficient evidence to establish herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no link between the Veteran's diagnosed essential tremor and herbicide exposure, citing genetic factors for the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremors of the hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1828672
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What this means for you
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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: Partly granted
The claim for an initial rating higher than 40 percent for fibromyalgia was denied, while claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and essential tremors of the hands were remanded for further evidence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis and remanded the claims for service connection for chronic headaches and essential tremors of the hands due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spinal degenerative disc disease, contact dermatitis (claimed as concrete poisoning), depression, essential tremors of the hands, diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction. The decision also addressed a claim for right total hip arthroplasty but found no evidence linking it to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's essential tremors of the hands were found to be incurred during his active military service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.
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