The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the Veteran's neurological conditions and their etiology. The VA needs to clarify these diagnoses and provide a new opinion on whether the conditions are related to service or service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding the presence of TBI, which affects the determination of the cause of the Veteran's neurological conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological conditions, tremors in hands, restless legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21021321
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurological conditions, including tremors in hands and restless legs. The decision found that there was insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of Parkinsonism or TBI, and concluded that the Veteran's symptoms were not related to his service-connected PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fatigue, restless legs, and muscle and joint pain as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or in-service incurrence.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tremors in his hands, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals seeking service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, erectile dysfunction, neurological conditions, an anxiety disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and major depressive disorder.
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