The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion and additional information regarding in-service exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 Board remand noted significant overlap between symptoms attributed to Parkinson's disease and cervical radiculopathy, necessitating a more detailed examination. The Board also directed the AOJ to obtain the Veteran's earnings history from SSA and additional information regarding in-service exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors of the bilateral upper extremities, tremors of the neck and head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25006887
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and tremors of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for facial nerve damage, tremors of the bilateral upper extremities, and a right hip condition as there is no current evidence of these conditions during or prior to the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicides, as well as his TDIU claim. The issues include sinusitis, rhinitis, tremors of the upper extremities and head, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine DDD, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, GERD, and TDIU.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction, to include tremors of the neck and head, has been dismissed as he is satisfied with the partial grant of benefits.
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