The veteran's claims for service connection were denied in February and January 1993, but reopened in May 1994. The RO granted service connection for the claimed conditions on September 2002 with an effective date of January 18, 1995.,In November 2005, the RO assigned an effective date of May 13, 1992 for all grants of service connection. The veteran appealed these decisions.
The deciding factor: The claims were originally denied in February and January 1993 but reopened in May 1994. Service connection was granted on September 2002 with an effective date of January 18, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- deformity of the upper lip with residual scar, bilateral vision loss, deformity of the left nostril
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0633755
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues include left ear hearing loss, cervical strain, fatigue and full body muscle pain (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome), tinea pedis, onychomycosis and tinea corporis (claimed as full body rash and bilateral foot fungus), and bilateral vision loss.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral vision loss as there was no evidence of in-service injury, disease, or event related to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability and remanded claims for PTSD, jock itch, pseudo folliculitis, bilateral rhonchi, OSA, and left lower extremity condition.
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