The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's body and hand tremors, finding that they are related to exposure to chemicals during his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a link between the Veteran's tremors and his in-service chemical exposures, resolving all doubt in favor of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- body and hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23025953
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus but remanded the issue of service connection for body and hand tremors due to uncertainty regarding a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that another remand is necessary due to non-compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and body and hand tremors are being returned to the RO for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and body and hand tremors due to concerns about the qualifications of the examiners who provided a VHA opinion in September 2017. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional information regarding the nurse practitioners' credentials and schedule the Veteran for VA examinations by an endocrinologist and a neurologist.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and body and hand tremors have been denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and the medical opinions do not support a link to exposure to chemicals in service.
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