The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for loss of teeth and disfiguring scars of the inferior lip was granted, with a 40 percent rating assigned for loss of teeth numbers 2-27 and pyorrhea, and a 10 percent rating assigned for disfiguring scars of the inferior lip. The TDIU claim is not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected loss of teeth disability was found to be productive of symptoms equivalent to approximately 50% loss of maxilla that could not be restored by prosthesis, warranting a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9915. The disfiguring scars of the inferior lip were rated as noncompensable but granted a compensable rating of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of teeth numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, and pyorrhea, Disfiguring scars of the inferior lip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1146027
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