The Board has determined that the appellant's pre-existing cerebral palsy was not aggravated during service, and thus the presumption of soundness is rebutted. Therefore, service connection for cerebral palsy is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable evidence showing an increase in severity of the pre-service condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0611082
What this means for you
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