The veteran's initial ratings for altered sensation of the tongue with minimal speech alteration and loss of teeth have been granted, but no higher. The scar on the lower lip and tongue remains at a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability is rated based on its current severity as determined by medical evidence, without considering any aggravation or additional impairment due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Scar on the lower lip and tongue, Altered sensation of the tip of the tongue, Loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0315196
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