The Board finds that the Veteran's peritonsillar abscess and recurrent tonsillitis are related to active service, granting his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's peritonsillar abscesses were related to active service due to their recurrence during service and the presence of pre-existing conditions like cysts in the left ear.
- Claimed conditions
- peritonsillar abscess, recurrent tonsillitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1414145
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- Denied
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