The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the left eye condition and left eyelid scar prior to April 5, 2021, but denied a higher rating from that date. The claim for increased rating for the left zygoma fracture was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were not severe enough to warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye condition including exposure keratoconjunctivitis and trichiasis with left dry eye syndrome, left eyelid scar (well healed) status post motor vehicle accident, left zygoma fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056273
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected fracture of the left zygoma, including any degree of displacement of the maxilla.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for a left zygoma fracture is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the degree of impairment and displacement of the maxilla.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for erectile dysfunction, nasal fracture residuals, multiple left rib fractures, and left zygoma fracture residuals as there was no evidence of symptoms warranting an increased rating at any time during the appeal period.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to perform all kinds of substantially gainful employment.
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