Denied
The Board denied service connection for essential tremor as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, disease, or toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The condition is also not secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or fibromyalgia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's essential tremor and his military service, including any toxic exposures or service-connected conditions like PTSD and fibromyalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- essential tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002304
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