The Board remands the claim for a throat condition to schedule an appropriate VA compensation examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed throat condition.
The deciding factor: The August and September 2023 VA medical examination/opinions were found inadequate as they did not specifically address all of the Veteran's claimed symptoms, including loss of feeling in the throat, a voice defect, inability to speak without fluid and/or throat dryness, difficulty swallowing, and vocal cord damage.
- Claimed conditions
- throat condition, dysphonia, loss of feeling in the throat, voice defect, inability to speak without fluid and/or throat dryness, difficulty swallowing, vocal cord damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012286
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