The Board denied service connection for Huntington's disease as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and the current disability was not linked to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical or lay evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of Huntington's disease, and the private physician noted that the Veteran's symptoms appeared before his military discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Huntington's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909137
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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