The Board denied service connection for cognitive decline, to include as secondary to hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for Parkinsonism, to include hand tremors.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a current disability manifested by cognitive decline. The Veteran's hand tremors were determined not to be caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions, including PTSD, and were found to be an inherited genetic condition rather than related to toxic exposures in service.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive decline, Parkinsonism, to include hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108844
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