The Board has granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for the postoperative scar and a separate 10 percent rating for incomplete paralysis of the left facial nerve, effective from the date of receipt of the veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the veteran had persistent pain over much of his face and neck, as well as decreased sensation along this area. The VA examinations indicated a residual scar with hyperpigmentation but no limitation of function, and incomplete paralysis of the left facial nerve was diagnosed based on symptoms such as numbness and pain.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Residual scar from surgical excision of lipoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0603891
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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