The Board has determined that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for a higher initial rating for residuals of a bilateral mandible fracture, and thus any questions regarding what ratings or effective dates would be assigned are moot.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral mandibular fracture residuals have been rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 9905 due to limited inter-incisal range of motion greater than 40 mm, and the findings for lateral excursion were typically 10mm without strain. These findings do not warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral mandible fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0634186
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 325 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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