The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left mandible fracture, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The August 2010 VA examination found severe bone loss consistent with the claimed left mandible fracture, and the examiner could not determine if the loss was due to treatment for the fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a broken jaw, left mandible fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1239181
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and service connection on the issues of left mandible fracture, trigeminal neuralgia, bilateral hearing loss, and trachea disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his inability to attend VA examinations. The appeal will be decided based on the evidence of record.
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