The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for left vocal cord paralysis should be March 5, 1987. The veteran had this condition in service and provided relevant medical records to support his claim.
The deciding factor: The service medical record dated in January 1967 was relevant and probative, resulting in a grant of service connection for the left vocal cord paralysis as of March 5, 1987.
- Claimed conditions
- left vocal cord paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0517819
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than August 25, 2014 for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left vocal cord paralysis and related conditions were denied as the earliest possible effective date is August 25, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his pancreatic cancer. The DIC claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for the cause of death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records, specifically a vocal cord injection record that was scanned into VistA Imaging. The Veteran is asked to provide names and addresses of medical providers who have treated him for his claimed disability, as well as updated VA treatment records from October 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of full consent documents and missing medical records. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left vocal cord paralysis is now pending again with the AOJ.
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