The Board has determined that the veteran's paralysis of the left vocal cord was incurred in active service, while his bilateral hearing loss is not shown to have been present during or within one year after service and cannot be linked to a condition noted during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the veteran's paralysis of the left vocal cord began during his military service due to voice abuse as a drill sergeant. However, there is no evidence linking the bilateral hearing loss to any injury or disease noted during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Paralysis of the left vocal cord, Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0121001
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