The veteran's initial compensable ratings for scars on the back of the neck and residuals of a nasal fracture were denied. He was also denied a rating based on multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support granting higher initial ratings for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars on the back of the neck, Residuals of a nasal fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0425722
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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The Board denied the claims for service connection for schizophrenia, an initial compensable rating for residuals of a nasal fracture, a higher rating for migraine headaches, and temporary total ratings based on periods of VA hospitalizations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied all claims for increased evaluations, finding that the veteran's conditions do not warrant higher ratings based on current evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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