The Board has determined that the Veteran's current tongue disability is at least as likely as not related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for a tongue disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran sustained a tongue injury during service and continues to experience functional impairment from this injury, which supports a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- tongue disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000170
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, prostate cancer, skin disorder, kidney disability, gastrointestinal disabilities, tongue disability, and back disability as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a nexus between the claimed conditions and military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tongue disability is remanded for a new examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected tongue disability, including any recurrence of ranulas and swelling.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a tongue disability and residuals of a low back strain have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The issues of increased rating for PTSD, TDIU, and service connection for various disabilities are also being remanded.
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