The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his residuals of a mid-nasal septal fracture, finding that the nasal disorder did not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria corresponding to a compensable rating at any point during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran’s nasal disorder was rated noncompensable as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code (DC) 6502, which pertains to deviation of septum, nasal (traumatic only).
- Claimed conditions
- nasal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159841
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a nasal disorder, finding that an additional disability of rhinitis was superimposed on a congenital deviated nasal septum during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a nasal disorder to obtain a more detailed medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing whether it preexisted service and was aggravated during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's nasal disorder and allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his inguinal hernia and service connection for his nasal disorder, to include nasal trauma. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine the severity of his inguinal hernia and the nature and etiology of his nasal disorder.
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