The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for physiologic tremors and dismissed the appeal for an increased rating for major depressive disorder. The claims for service connection were remanded for readjudication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tremors did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and he withdrew his appeal for MDD. New evidence was received to warrant readjudicating the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- physiologic tremor, right upper extremity (RUE tremor), physiologic tremor, left upper extremity (LUE tremor), seropositive palindromic rheumatoid arthritis of all joints (RA), bilateral eye conditions claimed as dry eye syndrome optic nerve drusen peripheral intraretinal couple hemorrhages and peripheral retinal snowflake degeneration, headaches, left hand chronic pain limited range of motion and decreased physical functionality, left shoulder chronic pain limited range of motion and decreased physical functionality, left wrist chronic pain limited range of motion and decreased physical functionality, right hand chronic pain limited range of motion and decreased physical functionality, right shoulder disability, right wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25046447
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (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.
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