The veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left zygomatic arch are rated at zero percent, and no other claims for increased evaluations or secondary service connection were granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any additional impairment warranting an increase in rating beyond the current noncompensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture of left zygomatic arch, temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0501560
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What this means for you
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