The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a broken nose and residuals of a right wrist fracture. The claim for residuals of a right wrist fracture is granted, while the claim for residuals of a broken nose remains denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current disability related to the claimed conditions (broken nose or right wrist fracture) that can be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right wrist fracture, residuals of a broken nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0917318
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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