The Veteran's laryngitis was restored to a 30 percent rating from December 1, 2010 to September 11, 2012. The issue of an increased rating for squamous cell carcinoma remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran underwent a total laryngectomy on September 12, 2012 and his service-connected squamous cell carcinoma warrants further development before being rated.
- Claimed conditions
- laryngitis, squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1401547
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