The Board has decided that the January 2017 rating decision denying service connection for essential tremor with shaking and nervous condition was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, but it is remanding the case to formally adjudicate these CUE issues.
The deciding factor: The January 2017 rating decision was found to have been in error due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremor, right upper extremity muscle weakness, bowel impairment, left upper extremity muscle weakness, left lower extremity muscle weakness, right lower extremity muscle weakness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20017545
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremor is related to his military service, granting his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cognitive decline, essential tremor, and bradycardia due to potential service connection based on exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water. Additional medical opinions are needed to address direct service connection and secondary service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's essential tremor, labyrinthitis, and Meniere's disease were granted service connection as secondary to her service-connected TBI.
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