Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and an initial rating of 30 percent for paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction from January 29, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right ear hearing loss was due to in-service acoustic trauma, and the symptoms of his paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction more closely approximated hoarseness with thickening of cords, warranting a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104189
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