The Board denied service connection for left-sided facial weakness, finding that the evidence did not establish a current disability or link to service. The Veteran's claims were based on her service-connected allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, but multiple medical opinions found no actual diagnosis of facial nerve palsy.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions found no objective clinical findings supporting a diagnosis of left-sided facial weakness, and the VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left-sided facial weakness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19117626
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