The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for dysphonia secondary to true vocal cord paralysis status post right upper parathyroid adenoma resection is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for scar, neck, status post surgery is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's symptoms are commensurate with a 10 percent disability rating for dysphonia secondary to true vocal cord paralysis.,There is no evidence that the Veteran's neck scar has been painful or unstable, and it does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under any applicable diagnostic code.,The award in this decision of a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected dysphonia disability renders the claim for a 10 percent rating based on multiple, noncompensable disabilities moot.
- Claimed conditions
- True vocal cord paralysis, Neck scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24036642
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