The Board has denied service connection for left true vocal cord paresis and has remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for status post ventral hernia repair.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of left true vocal cord paresis, and the Veteran's service treatment records do not show any ongoing symptoms or disability related to his service-connected status post ventral hernia repair. The VA examination was inadequate for rating purposes due to lack of information on the severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left true vocal cord paresis, status post ventral hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23053415
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for both his right foot metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint scar and status post ventral hernia repair, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims, including those for increased ratings and service connection. The issues include right knee disability, duodenal ulcer, allergic rhinitis with laryngopharyngitis, scar of the right posterior thigh, sinusitis, residuals of a positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test, status post ventral hernia repair, temporary total evaluations, and TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 16, 2016, to September 10, 2017. The TDIU is granted during this period and the appeal for a temporary total evaluation due to hernia repair is remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's left leg radiculopathy is currently rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's postoperative residuals of ventral hernia repair are currently rated at noncompensable (0%), and do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,Prior to January 15, 2015, the Veteran's hemorrhoids were rated as noncompensable. From that date forward, they have been rated at 20 percent.
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