Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for Bell's Palsy, left side cranial nerve V impairment, and dermatochalasis, left eye. The urinary tract infection claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for the claimed conditions due to incomplete moderate paralysis and no visual acuity or disfigurement issues for the dermatochalasis condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bell's Palsy, left side cranial nerve VII impairment, Left side cranial nerve V impairment, Dermatochalasis, left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25098951
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