The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis and maxillary sinusitis, tuberculosis (not currently present), bilateral hearing loss disability, recurrent left mandible lesion status post removal with anesthesia at mental distribution, and bilateral plantar fasciitis with right heel spur are all granted. The Veteran is assigned a 30 percent rating for the recurrent left mandible lesion status post removal with anesthesia at mental distribution from February 2, 2016, and a separate 10 percent rating for facial asymmetry due to this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions are all granted as direct service connection. The highest rating of 30 percent is assigned for the recurrent left mandible lesion status post removal with anesthesia at mental distribution from February 2, 2016, and a separate 10 percent rating is assigned for facial asymmetry due to this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis and maxillary sinusitis, Tuberculosis, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Recurrent left mandible lesion status post removal with anesthesia at mental distribution, Bilateral plantar fasciitis with right heel spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149370
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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