Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected Bell's palsy on both sides due to a need for additional evidence and examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain private medical records and provide the Veteran with an additional VA examination to determine the severity of his bilateral Bell's palsy, discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- Bell's palsy (7th cranial nerve), right side, Bell's palsy (7th cranial nerve), left side
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098611
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