The Board determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for Marfan's syndrome with scoliosis and back pain due to aggravation is not well-grounded because there is no evidence showing that his pre-existing condition was aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation by active service, despite the veteran's complaints of back pain in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Marfan's syndrome, scoliosis, back pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0001328
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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