The Board found that the veteran's Scheuermann's disease preexisted service and was not aggravated by service. The current back disorder is not related to military service.
The deciding factor: Scheuermann's disease preexisted service and did not increase in severity during service, thus no aggravation occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- Scheuermann's disease, back disorder other than Scheuermann's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605048
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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