The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for deviated septum and dental disability compensation due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence was either cumulative or not material to the unestablished element of nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated septum, dental condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143178
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals because a prior decision by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirmed the denial of service connection for a dental condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 12, 2022 for the grant of service connection for a deviated septum.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic sinusitis and deviated septum due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's current diagnoses of chronic sinusitis are supported by service treatment records, while his deviated septum claim requires further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's deviated septum, allergic rhinitis, GERD with persistent nausea, and migraines are all granted as service-connected.,However, the Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye condition.
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