The Board denied service connection for Parkinsonism (previously considered as paralysis) due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service or herbicide exposure. Service connection was granted for essential tremor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's essential tremor is not linked to his military service and does not fall under any presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinsonism (previously considered as paralysis), Essential tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24048010
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for essential tremor, while remanding the other issues for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of coronary artery disease (CAD) is dismissed. The Board has remanded the claim for a neurological disability, to include Parkinson's disease and essential tremor.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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