The veteran has additional disability of laryngopharyngeal reflux that is caused by an unforeseen event during VA hospitalization, surgical, or medical treatment of intubation in April 2001. The criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 have been met.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the additional disability of laryngopharyngeal reflux was caused by an unforeseen event during VA hospitalization, surgical, or medical treatment of intubation in April 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- laryngopharyngeal reflux, throat hoarseness, soreness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0711802
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