The Board denied a compensable rating for papillary thyroid carcinoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but granted service connection for vocal cord paralysis and odynophagia as additional residual disabilities due to the service-connected nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of recurrence or metastasis of either condition, nor was there any indication that the Veteran's thyroid cancer or nasopharyngeal cancer had caused additional disability beyond what was already service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary thyroid carcinoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, vocal cord paralysis, odynophagia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044878
What this means for you
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