The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The disability effectively resulted in severe displacement as a result of the relative loss of masticatory function due to the lack of normal retromolar tissue and deformity of the alveolar bone on the right side.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0202199
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right mandible, as there was no evidence of severe displacement or other disabling manifestations to warrant a higher rating.
- Partly granted
The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for VA examinations to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation from the original grant of service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right mandible was denied due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without demonstrating good cause.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic left eye disability secondary to his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible and for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible.
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