The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an allergy disorder, finding that his pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly and unmistakably showed that the Veteran had a preexisting allergy disorder prior to service. The increase in severity of symptoms during service is considered aggravation beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergy disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20073012
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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.
What you can do next
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