The Board granted restoration of the 100 percent disability rating for right tonsil squamous cell carcinoma and denied restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for loss of teeth with rampant decay, while also granting restoration of special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The July 8, 2020 Rating Decision that reduced the disability evaluation from 100 percent to noncompensable was found to be improper due to clear and unmistakable error, leading to a grant. The July 11, 2022 Rating Decision reducing the rating for loss of teeth with rampant decay was proper as it contained a clear and unmistakable error.
- Claimed conditions
- right tonsil squamous cell carcinoma, loss of teeth with rampant decay
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104667
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