The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for benign essential tremors of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is remanded, as well as his TDIU prior to March 11, 2020. Additional evidence was added to the record since the last SSOC in September 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for benign essential tremors of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is remanded due to new relevant evidence being added to the record, as well as his TDIU prior to March 11, 2020. The Veteran's lay statements regarding his current symptoms are also considered.
- Claimed conditions
- benign essential tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20062295
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder and alcohol use disorder) and unspecified neurocognitive disorder and benign essential tremors (claimed as Parkinson's Disease).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for benign essential tremors, including spasmodic torticollis, is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The examiner must determine if the condition likely began during service or is related to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) experienced in service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for benign essential tremors and chronic kidney disease, finding that the conditions did not begin within one year of separation from active duty or were not related to service exposure.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for tremors as there is no evidence linking the condition to active duty service.
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