The Board has granted service connection for left vocal cord paralysis secondary to service-connected lung cancer status-post lobectomy. The issue of an initial compensable rating for scars, status-post lobectomy and lung cancer status-post lobectomy is addressed in the remand portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for left vocal cord paralysis as being caused by the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer status-post lobectomy due to the evidence showing that the surgery likely caused the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left vocal cord paralysis, lung cancer status-post lobectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1821357
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than August 25, 2014 for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left vocal cord paralysis and related conditions were denied as the earliest possible effective date is August 25, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his pancreatic cancer. The DIC claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for the cause of death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records, specifically a vocal cord injection record that was scanned into VistA Imaging. The Veteran is asked to provide names and addresses of medical providers who have treated him for his claimed disability, as well as updated VA treatment records from October 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of full consent documents and missing medical records. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left vocal cord paralysis is now pending again with the AOJ.
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