The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hand and right hand tremors due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ must obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hand tremors are related to his participation in a TERA, including high stress situations during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error by not obtaining an etiological opinion concerning the Veteran's bilateral hand tremors and must now obtain such an opinion due to the PACT Act requirements for toxic-exposed Veterans.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand tremor, right hand tremor
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24054761
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand tremor began during his active service and continues to this day, granting service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial rating for his service-connected right hand tremor was denied, and the Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence in the AOJ decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that the evidence does not establish presumptive service connection based on Gulf War Syndrome, and further development is needed to determine if these conditions qualify as undiagnosed illnesses or MUCMIs.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and for obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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