The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if he has separate physical manifestations associated with his broken nose disability, which may warrant separate ratings.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether the Veteran has separate physical manifestations such as disfigurement of the head, face, or neck; 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side; painful or unstable scar symptoms; and sinusitis diagnosis or symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Broken Nose, Respiratory Issues, Nasal Injury, Sinus Issues
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147888
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19147888.
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: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is granted. The appeal regarding the broken nose and its residuals is remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection has been granted for broken nose, facial scars, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, TBI, right ankle pain, sleep apnea as secondary to broken nose, and acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's service-connected broken nose is linked to an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected broken nose with status post rhinectomy, effective from January 26, 2015. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for TBI, multiple noncompensable disabilities, depression, and respiratory issues have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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