The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected tonsillitis/pharyngitis does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as there is no evidence of thickening or nodules of cords, polyps, submucous infiltration, or pre-malignant changes on biopsy.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show the Veteran experienced these specific findings required for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- tonsillitis/pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1700727
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