The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals from a head injury, a scar on the scalp, and bilateral chronic maxillary sinusitis have been denied as there is no evidence of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency or intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's conditions meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals from head injury, Disfiguring scar on scalp, Bilateral chronic maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0921927
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