The Veteran's tremors in the left and right upper and lower extremities are remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board will consider whether these conditions are related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: There were raised questions about the nature of the disabilities on appeal being representative of presumptive diagnoses like Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors, left lower extremity, tremors, left upper extremity, tremors, right lower extremity, tremors, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24077640
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions effective April 16, 2007, but no earlier, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for constipation. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted from August 30, 2013.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for psoriatic arthritis and remanded the claims for tremors of all extremities, including as secondary to PTSD, and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Dismissed
The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because the Veteran has been granted 100 percent ratings for coronary artery disease and posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left hand tremors is granted with an effective date of September 30, 2022.
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