The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for mandibular fracture was denied because he failed to report for the necessary VA examination without good cause.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide good cause for missing the required VA examination, which is necessary to properly rate his disability.
- Claimed conditions
- mandibular fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20057488
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The mandibular fracture was rated as noncompensable, and the left knee PFS was also rated as noncompensable.
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