The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by chronic sore throat, to include cough, fever, and flu was denied as there is no current evidence of such a condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current disability due to the lack of current symptoms and clinical objective evidence of a diagnosable disease or pathology related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sore throat, cough, fever, flu
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1232481
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left basilar atelectasis, which is also claimed as a cough. The effective date of this grant is August 9, 2023.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and chronic sore throat, dismissed the issue of a sinus condition, and remanded claims for asthma, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected cough and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for hyperacusis/periodic inner ear pain.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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