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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0315196
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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