The veteran's residuals of a tonsillectomy are manifested by complaints of recurrent cough and hoarseness without inflammation of cords or mucous membranes, and therefore do not warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of inflammation of cords or mucous membrane that would warrant a compensable rating, and the veteran has not reported these symptoms to his primary care physician.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a tonsillectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903335
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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