The Board has determined that the Veteran's throat disability, including partial paralysis/montgomery implant/loss of voice/goiter and vocal cord, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a relationship between the current throat disability and the Veteran's active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- partial paralysis, montgomery implant, loss of voice, goiter and vocal cord
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1229309
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