The Veteran's service connection claim for numbness of the left side of his face is granted as it was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: Service records confirm that the Veteran was injured during a combat event, and his current facial numbness is at least as likely caused by this inservice injury.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the left side of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1135711
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability manifested by numbness of the left side of the face and concluded that service connection could not be granted under any criteria.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the left side of the face, including as secondary to herniated disc of the cervical spine, was granted. The condition is considered a direct service connection without any need for additional evidence or special circumstances.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current cervical spine disability is related to his service-connected injuries in 1968.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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