The Board has determined that the veteran's right true vocal cord paralysis is a result of the cervical surgery performed at a VA facility in December 1997, which was reasonably foreseeable and caused by the care provided. As such, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted.
The deciding factor: The right true vocal cord paralysis resulted from the cervical surgery performed at a VA facility in December 1997, which was reasonably foreseeable and caused by the care provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Right true vocal cord paralysis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0511290
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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