# Claims Based on Aggravation of a Nonservice-Connected Disability
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2006-09-07 · Effective 2006-10-10 · 71 FR 52744
## Document
- **Document number:** E6-14835
- **Category:** va-benefits
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 52744
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 2006-09-07
- **Effective date:** 2006-10-10
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations concerning secondary service connection. This amendment is necessary because of a court decision that clarified the circumstances under which a veteran may be compensated for an increase in the severity of an otherwise nonservice-connected condition which is caused by aggravation from a service-connected condition. The intended effect of this amendment is to conform VA regulations to the court's decision.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/09/07/E6-14835/claims-based-on-aggravation-of-a-nonservice-connected-disability)
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