The Board found that the veteran did not sustain a broken nose, frostbite of hands, ears, and feet, burns to face, arms, and chest, or cuts on his face and arms during service. The residuals of these conditions were also not shown in the medical records.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the veteran's claims regarding injuries sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of broken nose, residuals of frostbite of hands, ears, and feet, scars secondary to burns of face, arms, and chest, residuals of cuts on the face and arms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0033592
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of broken nose and residuals of fractured cheek bone due to inadequate medical opinions regarding these claims. The AOJ is required to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors identified.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, facial burns, residuals of broken nose, and headaches have been granted as direct service connection. The evidence supports these diagnoses based on in-service combat exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of broken nose, headaches, deviated septum, and sinus disability due to new evidence received since the last decision.
- Granted
Effective January 28, 2003, a 10 percent rating for residuals of broken nose is granted and a 30 percent rating for scars associated with residuals of broken nose is also granted.
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