Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifesting in chronic hoarseness other than rhinitis and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current disability of voice hoarseness separate from his chronic rhinitis, and there was no functional impairment due to the hoarseness.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hoarseness other than rhinitis, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107563
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