The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for CMT disease due to new and material evidence. The Board found that the veteran's CMT disease existed prior to his active duty, but did not aggravate during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's CMT disease was noted in service as hereditary and preexisting, with no indication of aggravation during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0104019
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