The VA has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of basal skull fracture with memory loss and seizures, effective as of the date of the decision. The veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his partial loss of sense of smell.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports an evaluation based on the residual effects of the service-connected basal skull fracture, including memory impairment and seizures, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9304.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of basal skull fracture, memory loss, seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0202697
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