The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of a fractured nose and hearing loss, but denied service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the prior denials was new and material, as it related to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims. However, the current medical evidence does not support a finding that either condition is related to the veteran's period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a fractured nose, Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0814340
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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