The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of a voice disorder with chronic laryngitis and mild bowing of the vocal cords, finding that the earliest claim was received on October 15, 1998. The decision is upheld as there was no evidence of an earlier claim or error in applying the law.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not file a claim for service connection prior to October 15, 1998 and thus denied the motion based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Claimed conditions
- voice disorder, chronic laryngitis, mild bowing of the vocal cords
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727176
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