The appeal for an earlier effective date of the 30 percent evaluation for the Veteran's nasal deformity is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his hearing request and the appeal remains open in the Direct Review Docket.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his hearing request, which led to the dismissal of the appeal under the Hearing Docket regarding an earlier effective date for the 30 percent evaluation of his nasal deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- Nasal deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26000537
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a nasal deformity. The Veteran's lay statements provide more detail about an in-service injury, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective November 3, 2008. The Board found that the evidence did not show he was unemployable solely due to his service-connected disabilities prior to this date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for nasal deformity and sinus/breathing disorders allegedly due to an in-service septorhinoplasty. The case is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's nasal deformity pre-existed his military service and did not undergo a permanent worsening during his active military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
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