The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased evaluation for his burn scars, residuals of traumatic injuries to the mouth and jaw with loss of teeth, and skin disease on a direct basis or as a result of exposure to ionizing and/or non-ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic injuries to the mouth and jaw with loss of teeth, burn scars of the scalp, burn scars of the hands, burn scars of the forearm, burn scars of the back of neck, burn scars of the shoulders, skin disease on a direct basis or as a result of exposure to ionizing and/or non-ionizing radiation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0203353
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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