The Board has granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § § 1151 for chronic laryngitis as a result of VA medical treatment received on March 25, 1981, finding that the disability was proximately due to an unforeseen and unintended tracheostomy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's additional disability of chronic laryngitis was caused by an unforeseen consequence resulting from the VA medical treatment provided on March 25, 1981.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic laryngitis, difficulty breathing and difficulty swallowing
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178432
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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