The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected post-operative granuloma removal from right vocal cord, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's symptoms have been consistent with hoarseness and vasomotor rhinitis without any significant changes to the vocal cords or polyps, which are necessary for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 6516 and 6522.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative granuloma removal from right vocal cord, Vasomotor rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1530753
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