The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the left hand tremor from June 19, 2014 and denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the right hand tremor for the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated severe incomplete paralysis of the radial nerve, warranting a higher 40 percent rating from June 19, 2014. However, there was no evidence showing complete paralysis in either hand to support a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand tremor, right hand tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25012783
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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