The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals from a fracture of the right mandible and extraction of tooth number 32 is granted. His claim for service connection for tonsillitis, bilateral callosities, and PTSD are all granted with appropriate ratings. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a laceration of the right fifth finger is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's jaw disorder meets the criteria for a 10% rating under the revised criteria for DC 9905 effective September 10, 2017. His PTSD meets the criteria for a 70% rating based on his symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right mandible, laceration of the right fifth finger, diverticulitis, tonsillitis, bilateral callosities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145334
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.
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