The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tremors, finding no evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a link between the Veteran's tremors and his active duty service, as there is no in-service incurrence or aggravation of the disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000685
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tremors to schedule a new VA examination to address all theories of entitlement and current disabilities raised by the record.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer and the cause of death due to lung cancer, but remanded claims for normal pressure hydrocephalus and tremors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for tremors, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to active-duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for tremors.
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