The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate contemporaneous examination and missing medical studies.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner recommended certain tests or studies that were not performed, and the RO needs to ensure these recommendations are followed as per the August 1998 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left mandible, temporomandibular joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0017647
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0017647.
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for fracture of the left mandible because the evidence did not show moderate displacement or open bite.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of GERD, including as secondary to tension or migraine headaches or temporomandibular joint pain, is remanded due to inadequate examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not substantially contribute to his employment handicap, and he was found employable with his current skills, experience, and education. The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits as he does not have an employment handicap.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding higher ratings for posttraumatic headaches, a lumbar sprain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome as well as for entitlement to service connection for temporomandibular joint pain.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.