The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his disfiguring scars of the lips and nose, other scars on the right cheek and eyebrows, deformity of the nose with obstruction of the right naris, sensory and motor loss of the superior lip area, or depression.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- disfiguring scars of the lips, deformity of the nose with obstruction of the right naris, sensory and motor loss of the superior lip area, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619342
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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