The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further action, including issuance of an SOC regarding his claim for restoration of a 10 percent rating for residuals of a nasal fracture. The matter of entitlement to a higher rating for residuals of a nasal fracture will be returned to the Board after the Veteran perfects an appeal on the restoration issue.
The deciding factor: The decision with respect to the restoration of the 10 percent rating for residuals of a nasal fracture is inextricably intertwined with the claim for a higher rating, and thus must be remanded first.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a nasal fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1341966
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to a single disability was denied as the evidence did not show that he had a single service-connected disability that rendered him unable to work. The issue of an effective date prior to July 15, 2009, for TDIU is dismissed as moot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to schedule a new VA examination for the Veteran due to confusion regarding the date of an earlier scheduled examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for numbness of the 5th cranial nerve and service connection for sinusitis associated with his service-connected residuals of a nasal fracture should be remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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