The VA has determined that the veteran does not have any additional disabilities, including residuals of a fractured nose, teeth injury, or bladder removal, due to multiple surgeries performed at a VAMC in 2003. The evidence does not support the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the veteran did not have any additional disabilities caused by the VA surgical procedures for bladder cancer, and no treatment notes reported loss of teeth or a broken nose associated with the surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- Fractured Nose, Teeth Injury, Bladder Removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0839271
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and increased evaluation for PTSD was dismissed due to untimely filing. The claim for a compensable initial evaluation for fractured nose is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured nose do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule. The evidence does not demonstrate at least 50 percent obstruction of both nasal passages or complete obstruction in one side.
- Whole decision: Denied
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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected residuals of a fractured nose, finding that the objective medical evidence did not show marked interference with breathing or more than mild obstruction of either nasal passage.
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