Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a nose injury, to include a deviated septum, due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to address whether the Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms of residuals of a nose injury meet the first element under 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(c)(4) and McLendon v. Nicholson, 20 Vet. App. 79, 86 (2006).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a nose injury, to include a deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25013268
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