The Board found no entitlement to a compensable disability rating for residuals of bilateral compound fracture of the mandible, concluding that there were no residuals from the service-connected fracture and no loss of function or bone loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's tooth loss was due to poor oral hygiene rather than the service-connected fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- compound fracture of the mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0422086
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