The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected nasal fracture residuals, finding that there is reasonable doubt as to whether the disability is marked or slight in nature.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed some obstruction of airflow due to a deviated septum resulting from the in-service nasal fracture, with no significant change over time and sufficient evidence to create a reasonable doubt about the degree of impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Nasal Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0208158
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound status is denied because he does not have a single service-connected disability rated as total (100%) with an additional service-connected disability or disabilities independently ratable at 60%. The Veteran's TDIU was based on multiple service-connected disabilities, not a single disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 and TDIU are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including failure to obtain relevant treatment records and provide an adequate examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected nasal fracture disability is not rated higher than noncompensable as it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6502.
- Whole decision: Denied
The March 1993 rating decision granted service connection for nasal fracture and sinus injuries but assigned a noncompensable rating. The Veteran's motion to revise this decision was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original determination.
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