The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured mandible do not meet the criteria for an initial compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and medical evidence show that the fracture is healed, with no residual loss of motion or masticatory function.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618365
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What this means for you
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