Ronald W. Wagner, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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• holding that Congress intended to \convert aggravation claims to ones for service connection when the government fails to overcome the presumption of soundness under section 1111\
• noting that the standard for rebutting the presumption of soundness \is somewhat difficult to parse\ and that the aggravation prong for rebuttal \may seem odd\ where a preexisting condition is conceded
• indicating that, in cases where the presumption of soundness cannot be rebutted, the effect is that claims for service connection based on aggravation are converted into claims for service connection based on service incurrence
• distinguishing between claims based on disabilities noted and not noted at entry into service
• discussing that “change in agency interpretation”
• adopting the Government's position that, when VA fails to rebut the presumption of soundness, \whether and to what extent the veteran was entitled to compensation for the injury would be determined upon the assumption that the injury was incurred during service\

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