The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected fracture of the left zygomatic arch does not warrant a compensable rating, as there is no evidence of any objectively identifiable symptoms or functional impairment.
The deciding factor: There was no objective evidence supporting the veteran's contentions regarding residual disability from the left zygomatic arch fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left zygomatic arch
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0120633
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his fracture of the left zygomatic arch was denied because he failed to appear for a VA examination without good cause.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding secondary service connection for headaches, vertigo, and bleeding from ear related to his fracture of the left zygomatic arch. The examiner must provide an addendum opinion addressing these symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for fracture of the left zygomatic arch is being remanded due to insufficient opinion from the VA examiner regarding the severity and relationship of the Veteran's symptoms to his service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of his fracture of the left zygomatic arch. The issue remains whether he is entitled to a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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