The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of broken nose and residuals of fractured cheek bone due to inadequate medical opinions regarding these claims. The AOJ is required to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors identified.
The deciding factor: The VA did not obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the Veteran's claimed injuries during his Reserve service, specifically the 1973 tank incident and continuity of symptomatology for sinus disorders and headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of broken nose, residuals of fractured cheek bone
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24040068
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, facial burns, residuals of broken nose, and headaches have been granted as direct service connection. The evidence supports these diagnoses based on in-service combat exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of broken nose, headaches, deviated septum, and sinus disability due to new evidence received since the last decision.
- Granted
Effective January 28, 2003, a 10 percent rating for residuals of broken nose is granted and a 30 percent rating for scars associated with residuals of broken nose is also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral eye disorder and residuals of broken nose due to the need for VA examinations.
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