The RO granted a compensable (10 percent) evaluation for the scar on the bridge of the nose, but denied increased evaluations for the scars on the left eyebrow and for the postoperative residuals of excision of an odontogenic cyst of the left maxilla.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions were evaluated based on their current manifestations without considering any aggravation or additional disability due to pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Scar on the bridge of the nose","severity_description":"Tender and/or painful, superficial, not disfiguring or repugnant"}, {"condition_name":"Scar on the left eyebrow","severity_description":"Sensitive and/or slightly painful to touch, not disfiguring; mostly hidden within the confines of the eyebrow"}, {"condition_name":"Postoperative residuals of excision of an odontogenic cyst of the left maxilla","severity_description":"Productive of no more than slight displacement of the maxilla"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600575
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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