The Board has determined that the veteran's Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease was aggravated by his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that the veteran's CMT was exacerbated by his service in the military.
- Claimed conditions
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0611569
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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.
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