The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fractured nose as secondary to his service-connected right eye disability.
The deciding factor: The examination and medical evidence established that the veteran's fracture of the nose was likely due to visual limitations caused by his service-connected right eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fractured nose
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0018298
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of fractured nose and left shoulder disability due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are related to in-service events.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of fractured nose and migraine headaches, but remanded the claim for cervical spine disability due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and back disabilities. Service connection was granted for residuals of a fractured nose.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for residuals of fractured nose has been dismissed as the appeal is moot due to the Veteran's death.
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