The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for nasal problems claimed as due to injury during in-service root canal surgery. The issue is now considered on its merits.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence post-dating the previous denial suggests a possible relationship between the veteran's alleged in-service injuries and current nasal problems, which must be considered in order to fairly decide the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal problems
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0200947
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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