The Veteran's service-connected chronic pharyngitis is shown to more nearly approximate a disability picture productive of hoarseness, with inflammation of cords or mucous membrane. Therefore, the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation have been met.
The deciding factor: Chronic pharyngitis was characterized by complaints of sore throat, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing without evidence of more severe conditions such as stricture or obstruction requiring higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1108531
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