The Veteran's service-connected cranial nerve disorder (status post meningioma removal with plate and screw placement) is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to the severity of his symptoms.,The Veteran's service-connected diplopia has been reduced to zero percent effective September 1, 2013. The Board found no basis for restoring the previous 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher disability rating for the cranial nerve disorder as it is currently manifested by severe incomplete paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve (facial) with persistent photophobia and decreased depth perception, which limits driving ability.,The Veteran's diplopia has been rated at zero percent since September 1, 2013. The Board found that his condition does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as it is occasional and correctable with spectacles.
- Claimed conditions
- Cranial nerve disorder (status post meningioma removal with plate and screw placement), Diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005426
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What this means for you
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