The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a left mandible fracture, effective from January 2001.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had an inter-incisal range of 38 millimeters, which warranted a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9905 for limited motion of temporomandibular articulation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left mandible fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0218604
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left mandible fracture has been rated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period. The Board found no evidence of displacement causing moderate anterior or posterior open bite, and thus denied a compensable rating. For the TDIU claim prior to October 4, 2011, the Board referred it for extraschedular consideration due to the Veteran's unemployability at that time.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and his claim for TDIU is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the current disability ratings of 40 percent for residuals of a right femur fracture with right knee and hip disability, and noncompensable for residuals of a fracture, right tibial plateau, are appropriate.
- Granted
The Veteran's left mandible fracture is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 20 percent is warranted.
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