The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hand tremors, finding that there was no evidence of a current disorder related to service and that the Veteran's assertions were not credible.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosed central nervous system condition and concluded that any current right hand tremors are not at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, including a documented laceration to the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19140300
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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