The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent disability evaluation for aphonia and squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx/throat, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran had the constant inability to communicate by speech prior to November 25, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of a constant inability to verbally communicate prior to November 25, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Aphonia, Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx/throat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24006869
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