The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected residuals of a fractured nose, finding that the disability does not result in obstruction or marked interference with breathing.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show marked interference with breathing space as required for a compensable rating under either the old or revised criteria for nasal disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Fractured Nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0515769
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