The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's throat condition, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his in-service tonsillitis and his current oropharyngeal dysphagia.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s current throat condition was related to his in-service tonsillitis due to lack of continuity of symptoms and normal findings on examination.
- Claimed conditions
- throat condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147995
What this means for you
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