The Board has determined that the Veteran's acromegaly was not incurred or aggravated by active service, and therefore denied his claims for secondary hip and shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is clear and unmistakable evidence showing the Veteran suffered a preexisting acromegaly which did not increase in severity during his period of active service beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- acromegaly, osteoarthritis of the body
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1757452
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