The veteran's claim for service connection for left jaw disability was denied in a June 1995 rating decision. The case is being remanded to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The original denial of service connection was not accompanied by a statement of the case, which is required when an appeal has been filed.
- Claimed conditions
- left jaw disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109681
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric, back, jaw, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for chronic bronchitis is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that her current condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,The Veteran's claim for recurring pilonidal cyst is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the examiner found no recurrence after service. ,The Veteran's claim for a nose disability other than sinusitis is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding her right hip disability.,The Veteran's claim for a right hip disability is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether in-service surgery created an additional disability.,The Veteran's claim for a left jaw disability is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether in-service surgery created an additional disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a left jaw disability, left third finger disability, gastrointestinal disorder (GERD), erectile dysfunction (ED), atopic dermatitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The cases are being remanded to provide additional medical opinions on these issues.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including hypertension, bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left jaw disability, head disability, right leg disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and back disability, were denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service onset. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection based on direct service incurrence.
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