The Veteran's skull loss due to craniotomy is rated at 50 percent effective August 31, 1992.,Post-surgical headaches are rated at 30 percent from August 31, 1992 to March 24, 1998 and at maximum schedular rating of 50 percent thereafter.,Service connection for benign neoplasm of the left ear with vertigo is granted effective June 13, 2011.,Right ear hearing loss is awarded an effective date of December 5, 2012.,A separate noncompensable rating for a left iliac crest scar prior to June 13, 2011.,Service connection for a left iliac crest scar is granted with an effective date of June 13, 2011.,An increased 20 percent rating for painful and/or unstable scars of the left iliac crest and craniotomy is awarded from December 5, 2012.,The Veteran's motion for revision of the June 1993 rating decision on basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is referred to the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skull loss due to craniotomy was rated at 50 percent effective August 31, 1992. Post-surgical headaches were rated at 30 percent from August 31, 1992 to March 24, 1998 and at maximum schedular rating of 50 percent thereafter. Service connection for benign neoplasm of the left ear with vertigo was granted effective June 13, 2011. Right ear hearing loss is awarded an effective date of December 5, 2012. A separate noncompensable rating for a left iliac crest scar prior to June 13, 2011. Service connection for a left iliac crest scar is granted with an effective date of June 13, 2011. An increased 20 percent rating for painful and/or unstable scars of the left iliac crest and craniotomy is awarded from December 5, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- skull loss due to craniotomy, post-surgical headaches, benign neoplasm of the left ear with vertigo, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20039491
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