The Board granted service connection for residuals of a broken nose, finding that the Veteran's condition started during service and continued to the present.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence supporting the Veteran's account of an in-service injury and the continuity of symptoms since service, establishing a link between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a broken nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012832
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a broken nose, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury during active duty.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a broken nose and tinnitus, but denied service connection for cardiovascular signs or symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for residuals of a broken nose, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder condition, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for skin cancer was withdrawn and denied for residuals of a broken nose. The eye disorder claim was remanded.
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