The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection or increased ratings for his claimed conditions. The evidence does not support a finding of current skin disability, maxillary sinusitis with more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year, mandible malunion with moderate displacement, or left eye retinal detachment with healed scar warranting an increase in rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish the presence of any currently diagnosed skin disability, maxillary sinusitis with more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year, mandible malunion with moderate displacement, or left eye retinal detachment with healed scar that would support a grant of service connection or an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin disability, Maxillary sinusitis, Left mandible fracture, Left eye retinal detachment with healed scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1018235
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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).
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