The case is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected fracture of the left zygoma, including any degree of displacement of the maxilla.
The deciding factor: VA did not conduct the necessary development to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected fracture of the left zygoma as requested by previous remands.
- Claimed conditions
- left zygoma fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1335258
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the left eye condition and left eyelid scar prior to April 5, 2021, but denied a higher rating from that date. The claim for increased rating for the left zygoma fracture was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for a left zygoma fracture is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the degree of impairment and displacement of the maxilla.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for erectile dysfunction, nasal fracture residuals, multiple left rib fractures, and left zygoma fracture residuals as there was no evidence of symptoms warranting an increased rating at any time during the appeal period.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to perform all kinds of substantially gainful employment.
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