The Board denied service connection for a right leg disability and an initial compensable rating for residuals of facial lacerations of the lip and left eye. The veteran's right leg disability was not found to be related to his military service, and his facial lacerations did not result in any functional limitations or disfigurement.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a chronic right leg disability causally related to the veteran's military service, and the residuals of facial lacerations were not disabling enough to warrant a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg disability, Facial lacerations of the lip and left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0822134
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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).
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