Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a responsive opinion regarding the Veteran's dysphagia and facial paralysis associated with his tonsil squamous cell carcinoma residuals prior to his death.
The deciding factor: The examiner's assessment is inadequate due to failure to reconcile apparent discrepancies in the record evidence, specifically regarding the presence of facial nerve paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- dysphagia for solids and liquids
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003705
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