The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting left leg disability was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for a left leg disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted based on evidence showing that the veteran's pre-existing left leg disability permanently increased in severity during service beyond its normal progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Leg Disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0625285
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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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