The veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied as the residuals of adamantinoma of the right mandible with injury of the facial nerve and muscles do not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and there is no compensable rating for the skin graft donor site scar of the left thigh.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any evidence of complete paralysis or severe incomplete paralysis of the seventh cranial (facial) nerve, which would be required to warrant a higher than 20 percent rating. The veteran's skin graft donor site scar is superficial and well-healed with no functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Adamantinoma of the right mandible, Disfiguring facial scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0534731
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