The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and further development is needed to address whether service connection for a tremor condition related to a left side brain compression is warranted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was not supported by specific data from the record and did not consider all relevant evidence, including mental health records.
- Claimed conditions
- tremor condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074454
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to additional evidence being generated since January 2021 and not reviewed by the AOJ.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a tremor condition, finding that the Veteran's tremors are not related to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a tremor condition, finding that his condition did not originate in service or within one year of service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.
- Denied
The VA determined that the Veteran's tremor condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, including manganese exposure.
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