The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a voice disorder, finding that the earliest date of entitlement was October 15, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have complaints or diagnoses related to his voice disorder until after he entered graduate school in 1958, which precluded an earlier effective date based on service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- voice disorder, mild chronic laryngitis, mild bowing of the vocal cords
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0503395
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of a voice disorder with chronic laryngitis and mild bowing of the vocal cords, finding that the earliest claim was received on October 15, 1998. The decision is upheld as there was no evidence of an earlier claim or error in applying the law.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to October 15, 1998 for the grant of service connection for a voice disorder with chronic laryngitis and mild bowing of the vocal cords is dismissed due to lack of legal authority.
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