The Board has determined that the appellant's current nose scar is the residual of a knife attack in service, resulting in lacerations to his nose and right hand. As such, the Board finds that there is an approximate balance between positive and negative evidence with regard to the claim for service connection for a scar on the nose.
The deciding factor: The appellant presented credible evidence regarding the laceration he sustained to his nose from a knife attack in service, which resulted in visible residuals including a residual scar. The VA physician who examined the appellant diagnosed the nose scar as a residual from a stab wound and provided a nexus opinion linking the scars to injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- scar on the nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0325082
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