The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremors are likely due to his exposure to herbicide agents in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s diagnosed essential tremor was caused by his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremors
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126829
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for essential tremors to correct errors in fulfilling the duty to assist, specifically related to an inadequate examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for essential tremors to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including its potential relation to service and secondary causes.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and a skin disability but granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica) as secondary to service-connected lumbar strain and an initial 10 percent disability rating for essential tremors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for essential tremors, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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