The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of voice and service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of voice due to lack of informed consent and failure on the part of VA to timely diagnose or properly treat the condition, and there was no evidence linking his psychiatric disability to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of voice, Psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24004251
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