The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with notice of secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination to determine if the voice box injury is related to active service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- voice box injury, left true vocal cord paralysis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1332390
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Hashimoto's thyroiditis is granted a 60 percent rating, effective September 7, 2011. She also receives TDIU benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a voice box injury will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for injury to his voice box and loss of his sternum were denied due to a lack of evidence showing negligence or fault on the part of VA in providing care, treatment, or examination.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.
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