The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the ratings for nasal fracture, traumatic head injury, and jaw fracture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal due to satisfaction with the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal fracture, traumatic head injury, jaw fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145101
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding several other claims including lumbar spine disability, lower extremity radiculopathy, allergic rhinitis, nasal fracture, hemorrhoids, and insomnia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran had any jaw or facial disability during the appeal period and whether it is at least as likely as not caused by an in-service incident. The previous examinations were deemed inadequate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for a jaw fracture due to trauma should be remanded as there is insufficient medical evidence to determine if the current condition is related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for nasal fracture, status-post septoplasty. The appeals for increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and sinusitis are remanded.
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