The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected residuals of multiple fractures of the nose and a compensable evaluation for service-connected nasal scars from multiple fractures.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned noncompensable evaluations for both conditions, effective July 21, 1992, and denied any higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of multiple fractures of the nose, nasal scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0101978
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