The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture with facial scarring and for residuals of contusions/abrasions of the head, face, and neck due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service medical records do not show any diagnosis or treatment related to the claimed disorders during service. The veteran's current symptoms are not supported by contemporaneous medical evidence on file that first references a deviated septum or facial scars many years after his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal fracture, deviated nasal septum, facial scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2002
- Citation
- 0215351
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and higher ratings, requesting to submit supplemental claims instead.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for various disabilities and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for a mental health condition is remanded due to missing or incomplete service treatment records.
- Denied
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