The veteran's claim for an increased rating for recurrent ranula was granted, and he is now rated at 10 percent. The service connection claim for pancreatitis as secondary to his service-connected recurrent ranula with left submaxillary gland excision was also granted.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's symptoms of recurrent ranula were consistent with a benign skin growth, warranting a 10% rating under the applicable diagnostic codes. The service connection claim for pancreatitis as secondary to his service-connected recurrent ranula was granted based on medical evidence linking the pancreatitis to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent ranula, pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0326250
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