The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic tonsillitis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show moderate or severe impairment of respiration, with dyspnea on moderate or slight exertion; need for a tracheotomy tube to breathe; hoarseness accompanied by thickening or nodules of cords, polyps, submucous infiltration, or pre-malignant changes on biopsy; or FEV-1 values less than 70 percent of the value predicted with Flow-Volume Loop compatible with upper airway obstruction.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic tonsillitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0009711
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's disease, chronic tonsillitis, and GERD based on the Veteran's credible reported history of continued symptoms since active duty service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for chronic tonsillitis based on the Veteran's symptoms including intermittent productive cough with acute infection requiring a course of antibiotics at least twice a year.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence showing he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
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