The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bone loss on the right side of his cheek, and thus service connection cannot be granted for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of current bone loss or other proximate disability of the right upper jaw or sinus resulting from tumor removal in 1988.
- Claimed conditions
- bone loss, right side of cheek
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1437592
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What this means for you
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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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