The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords was completely excised by a total laryngectomy on September 12, 2012. He is now rated at 100 percent for the malignancy and 100 percent for the residual of a total laryngectomy since April 1, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma was completely excised by a total laryngectomy on September 12, 2012. There is no local recurrence or metastasis six months after treatment of the malignancy, so he is rated at 100 percent for the malignancy from August 29, 2012 to April 1, 2013. The residual of a total laryngectomy was also rated at 100 percent since April 1, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1420674
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