The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service treatment records for a nasal fracture, and requests that VA search the Frankfurt Army Hospital records from 1983.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not mention a nasal fracture, and the Veteran's claim is based on self-reported information without supporting medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18132380
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for service-connected nasal fracture residuals, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right and left lower extremity disabilities have resulted in permanent loss of use of both feet, qualifying him for financial assistance to purchase an automobile or adaptive equipment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected deviated septum and nasal fracture residuals.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to obtain records from Frankfurt, Germany. The Veteran's nasal fracture residuals need further investigation and review.
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