38 U.S.C. § 1153
Section 1153 · Aggravation
Viewing 38 U.S.C. § 1153 as in effect on August 6, 1991. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent January 1, 2021).
View current version →A preexisting injury or disease will be considered to have been aggravated by active military, naval, or air service, where there is an increase in disability during such service, unless there is a specific finding that the increase in disability is due to the natural progress of the disease.
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Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 353 of this title as this section.