The Board has remanded both issues regarding service connection for tremors of the right and left upper extremities due to a lack of an opinion on the etiology of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed neurological disorders are related to his military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21028014
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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