The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a broken nose was denied as there is no evidence linking the current nasal deformity to his time in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the private otolaryngologist's diagnosis, based on the veteran's account of an injury during service, lacked corroboration and therefore could not be accepted as valid for purposes of establishing service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a broken nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0019463
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for skin cancer was withdrawn and denied for residuals of a broken nose. The eye disorder claim was remanded.
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