The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 22, 1999 for a 10 percent evaluation for laceration scars of the face and mouth was denied. The claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals of a fractured mandible was also denied.
The deciding factor: Both claims were denied as there is no evidence showing an increase in disability severity since the last examination or service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration scars of the face and mouth, residuals of a fractured mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0411650
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