The Board has granted service connection for tremors of the right and left upper extremities, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not due to in-service exposure to hazardous chemicals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's testimony and service records confirmed his exposure to hazardous chemicals during service. His private neurologist's opinion supported a link between his current tremors and this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2021
- Citation
- A21016788
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 24, 2011, for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and tremors of both upper extremities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and related conditions are granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand. The Veteran is also granted secondary service connection for speech difficulties, bowel problems, bradykinesia of the bilateral lower extremities, rigidity with tremors of the right upper extremity, and tremors of the left upper extremity.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and related conditions are granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand. The Veteran is also granted secondary service connection for speech difficulties, bowel problems, bradykinesia of the bilateral lower extremities, rigidity with tremors of the right upper extremity, and tremors of the left upper extremity.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left lower extremity, and thyroglossal cyst is being remanded due to insufficient development.,Service connection will not be granted as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in the Veteran's claimed locations.
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