The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence showing that his pre-existing pseudoxanthoma elasticum was aggravated during service. The Board found that the condition had progressed beyond its natural course, supporting a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran’s pre-existing pseudoxanthoma elasticum was permanently aggravated by his military service due to the progression of the disease and the presence of angioid streaks during service.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19135534
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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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