The Veteran's service-connected throat cancer and its residuals have been granted effective from March 12, 2010. The Board has also granted earlier effective dates for several other disabilities including obstructive sleep apnea, urinary frequency, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, facial numbness and nerve impingement, and surgical scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued service connection for throat cancer and its residuals, which were found to be related to his service-connected condition. The Board granted earlier effective dates based on this continuous pursuit and the history of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Urine Frequency, Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy (numbness, tingling and radiating pain in legs and feet), Right Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Facial Nerve Impingement (previously rated as right facial numbness), Glossopharyngeal nerve (9th cranial nerve), Left Facial Numbness, Glossopharyngeal nerve (9th cranial nerve), Right Facial Nerve Impingement (previously rated as right facial numbness), Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve), Left Facial Numbness, Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve), Surgical scars, Anterior Neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24040940
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