The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right zygoma, finding that this disability is more severe than reflected by the current noncompensable evaluation due to findings of a slight facial cheek asymmetry and enlargement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's residual disability was more severe than indicated by the current noncompensable evaluation based on his symptoms and physical examination findings, which included facial cheek enlargement and slight facial cheek asymmetry.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right zygoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0210752
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including maxillary sinusitis, headaches, PTSD, fracture of the right zygoma, bilateral hearing loss, and facial sinus injury residuals of the 5th right cranial nerve, precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted entitlement to TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation of his right zygoma fracture residuals and an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating for paranoid schizophrenia is partially granted. The 100 percent rating will be effective from December 3, 2005.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right zygoma, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to lack of bone loss and no active infections or other complications.
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