The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and residuals of nasal fracture as there is no evidence that warrants a higher rating under the applicable VA criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support findings warranting a higher rating than noncompensable for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ear Hearing Loss, Residuals of Nasal Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636867
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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