The Board granted service connection for laryngitis and assigned a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of grant.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed hoarseness with thickening or polyps in the veteran's vocal cords, which met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under both the regulations in effect prior to and since October 7, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- laryngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0124456
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