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 assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0110410
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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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.
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