The Board found that the Veteran's speech disorder did not clearly and unmistakably exist prior to service, but there was clear and unmistakable evidence showing it was not aggravated by active service. The Board also noted that Huntington's disease is a separate issue from the speech disorder claim.
The deciding factor: Service connection for a speech disorder could not be granted as the Veteran did not have a pre-existing condition prior to service, and there was no clear and unmistakable evidence showing it was aggravated by active service. The Board also found that Huntington's disease is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Speech Disorder, Huntington's Disease (Chorea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1335588
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