The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hand tremors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which may be related to medications he was prescribed during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion relied on an inaccurate factual premise and did not address all provided information from the Veteran's representative.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22065175
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hand tremors and bilateral restless leg syndrome, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, bilateral hand tremors, and bilateral restless leg syndrome. The Board also granted an increased rating of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.
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