The Board has determined that the veteran's pectus excavatum was aggravated during service and is therefore granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Two physicians provided opinions linking the veteran's broken metal plate in service to his current pectus excavatum disability, supporting the claim of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- pectus excavatum
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0110410
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's heart disability is related to service. The examiner must determine if any currently diagnosed disabilities are congenital defects or diseases and, if so, whether they were aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected pectus excavatum is being remanded due to the need for additional records and the duty to assist.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's private treatment records and to schedule him for a DRO hearing. The claims are being remanded.
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