The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for shaking of the hands and special monthly compensation due to incomplete information or need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran's hand shaking disorder, including essential tremor, is being evaluated in light of his service treatment records indicating chemical burns.
The deciding factor: The decision on these claims will be delayed until all necessary evidence and opinions are obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- shaking of the hands, essential tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000201
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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 claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease/parkinsonism, a gastrointestinal disorder, a speech disorder, and essential tremor due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for essential tremor, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that her essential tremor is etiologically related to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the benefit sought for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and essential tremor, and initial compensable ratings for hypothyroidism and hypertension were withdrawn. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for essential tremor, effective from August 6, 2023.
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