The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left facial injury and back disability. The claim for residuals of a left facial injury is granted as it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's depressed left facial scar, residual of fracture of the left temporozygomatic bones, was incurred in service. However, the claim for back disability remains denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted supporting a direct service connection for the residuals of a left facial injury, but insufficient evidence supported reopening the claim for back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a Left Facial Injury (Fracture of the Left Zygoma, with Depressed Temple), Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0011979
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