The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left arm disability, including essential tremor and neuropathy. The VA examiner was requested to provide a complete etiology for these conditions, determine if they are related to service or service-connected disabilities, and address any aggravation by service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The remand is due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left arm disability, including essential tremor and neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Essential Tremor, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22050547
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's essential tremor was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board denied service connection for essential tremor due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC enrollment. The appeal is being returned for further review and consideration.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and neck disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 3, 2018.
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