The Veteran's essential tremors of the bilateral upper extremities, dizziness, memory loss and fatigue are all found to be related to his service-connected TBI. The claim for an ear condition including Meniere’s Disease is denied.
The deciding factor: Essential tremor was diagnosed as a result of the service-connected TBI and not due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Essential Tremor of bilateral upper extremities, Dizziness, Memory loss, Fatigue
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20074188
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.
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