The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant a compensable rating, and thus his claims for increased ratings are denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the assignment of higher disability ratings based on current symptoms or findings related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Deviated Nasal Septum, Tonsillectomy, Right Long Finger Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1107034
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1107034.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, nasal disability, and pulmonary disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for service-connected PTSD was granted at a 50 percent level, effective October 23, 2018. The issue of service connection for deviated nasal septum is remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2022.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of March 14, 1995 for the awards of service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Deviated Nasal Septum.
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