Denied
The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for the veteran's conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's symptoms met the criteria for higher ratings or earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- hypogeusia, loss of sensation, seventh (facial) cranial nerve, left side of face, loss of sensation, fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve, left side of face, painful scar, residuals of pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005972
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