The Board has granted earlier effective dates of November 30, 1993 for the award of service connection for a neurological impairment, to include peripheral neuropathy with essential tremors, of both the right and left upper extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim implicitly encompassed an informal service connection claim for tremors under VA regulations governing effective dates for the award of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological impairment, peripheral neuropathy with essential tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162633
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