The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's residuals of right parotidectomy, finding that it was not caused by VA medical treatment and thus did not meet the criteria for additional disability.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence showed that the facial nerve damage resulting in the residuals of right parotidectomy was due to standard surgical protocol being followed during the procedure, despite some complications post-surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right parotidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23046635
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What this means for you
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new addendum opinion to clarify and provide an adequate opinion on the residuals of the right parotidectomy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of right parotidectomy for a new VA examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of right parotidectomy and anxiety disorder are not related to his service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claims for service connection have been denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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