The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for postural tremor compatible with benign essential tremor. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed disability, including whether it is related to active service or secondary to his service-connected skin condition medications. Additionally, the Veteran's service-connected skin condition is also being remanded for an in-person VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for postural tremor compatible with benign essential tremor but has not yet determined its etiology or relationship to active service or secondary to his service-connected skin condition medications.
- Claimed conditions
- postural tremor compatible with benign essential tremor, photo-induced dermatitis/polumorphous light eruption (claimed as skin condition)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034925
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