The Veteran's ADHD was aggravated during service, and the Board has determined that it is incurred in service.
The deciding factor: ADHD was aggravated by service based on a review of medical records indicating worsening symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0913893
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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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