Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for Bell's Palsy residuals. The decision was based on evidence showing moderate, not severe, paralysis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left-sided Bell's Palsy was manifested by no more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Bell's Palsy residuals, left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000192
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