The Veteran's initial rating for his service-connected right hand tremor was denied, and the Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence in the AOJ decision.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to provide an adequate reasons or bases for supporting its September 2024 decision that the Veteran's right hand tremor should be rated by analogy under Code 5228, and a new examination is needed to determine the most appropriate rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand tremor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26013061
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand tremor began during his active service and continues to this day, granting service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that the evidence does not establish presumptive service connection based on Gulf War Syndrome, and further development is needed to determine if these conditions qualify as undiagnosed illnesses or MUCMIs.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and for obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for headaches and 10 percent for left and right hand tremors, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
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