The Veteran's bilateral essential tremors of the upper extremities are granted as service-connected, including due to exposure to herbicide agents. The right hand trigger finger and bilateral wrist condition issues remain pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's essential tremors based on new evidence that linked his current condition to his active service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral essential tremors of the upper extremities, right hand trigger finger, bilateral wrist condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20065948
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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