The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip pain, defective vision of the right eye, defective vision of the left eye, residuals of a concussion, and broken nose. The claim for service connection for muscle spasms of the left lower extremity is granted but not related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between any of these conditions and active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Pain, Defective Vision of the Right Eye, Defective Vision of the Left Eye, Residuals of a Concussion, Broken Nose, Muscle Spasms of the Left Lower Extremity, Cervical Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0508139
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is granted. The appeal regarding the broken nose and its residuals is remanded.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
Service connection has been granted for broken nose, facial scars, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, TBI, right ankle pain, sleep apnea as secondary to broken nose, and acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's service-connected broken nose is linked to an in-service injury.
- Granted
The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected broken nose with status post rhinectomy, effective from January 26, 2015. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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