The Board has denied service connection for nasal trauma and remanded the issue of service connection for balance challenges, finding that new evidence had been received to reopen the claim. The Veteran's current symptoms are not related to his service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not show any complaints or findings related to a nasal injury in service, and there is no credible evidence of such an injury occurring during service. His current nosebleeds and trouble breathing may be due to other causes unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of nasal trauma, balance challenges
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2020
- Citation
- A20016730
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a disorder residual to in-service nasal trauma and therefore denied service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of nasal trauma is granted as his symptoms began during active duty and have continued since.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of nasal trauma, claimed as a nose fracture. The Veteran's contentions were not supported by medical evidence and he has not shown the ability to diagnose his own condition.,Service connection was also denied for sleep apnea. The opinion stated that there is no cause and effect relationship between depression and sleep apnea, and the Veteran’s current severity of sleep apnea does not exceed what it would be without any service-connected disability.,The Board found insufficient evidence to support a finding that diverticulitis/diverticulosis and colitis are related to active service or events therein. The opinion stated that there is no established medical nexus for any aggravation due to the service-connected mood disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining his Reserve service records and VA/privately obtained treatment records. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further adjudication.
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