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.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed no loss of bone matter from the initial injury and no active infections, thus preventing an increased rating in excess of 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5296.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right zygoma, trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0402991
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