The Veteran is seeking compensation under the 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a nose injury he sustained in 1954, which resulted from surgery and hospitalization at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in East Orange, New Jersey. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires additional evidence regarding his treatment at Morristown Memorial Hospital to determine if it is relevant to his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a nose injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1004376
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a nose injury, to include a deviated septum. However, the Veteran's claim for PTSD was granted based on an April 2023 rating decision that awarded service connection for depressive disorder due to general medical condition with depressive/anxious features.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the March 2020 Statement of the Case. The Veteran wants this appeal to be reviewed by the AOJ for consideration of all evidence.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a nose injury, finding that there is no current disability and the evidence does not support an in-service injury.
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