The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Syphilis, finding that there was no increase in disability during service and thus the presumption of aggravation did not apply. The pre-existing condition was not aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of an increase in disability due to service, and the veteran's current symptoms are not linked to his positive reaction for Syphilis at entry into active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Syphilis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0829950
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