The Board remands the service connection claim for tremors of the right hand due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided was not adequate as it did not address whether the tremors are a manifestation of carpal tunnel syndrome or caused/aggravated by it, and there is no diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25005407
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and an initial evaluation of 20 percent, but no higher, for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), while denying service connection for dermatitis, tremors of the right hand, and other conditions.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
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