The Board has determined that additional development is needed before a final decision can be made on the claim of service connection for malocclusion and dentofacial deformity.
The deciding factor: Additional due process requirements under the VCAA necessitate further development to ensure compliance with legal mandates.
- Claimed conditions
- malocclusion, dentofacial deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0316751
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of dental bleeding and malocclusion, and the Board dismissed these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for edentulism, collapsed vertical dimension of occlusion, malocclusion, and residuals of left jaw oral surgery is remanded due to issues related to CUE in a March 1957 RO decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a malocclusion with headaches, jaw popping, sinus and ear canal problems has been reopened. The case is remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA dental examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the current diagnosis and relationship of any diagnosed jaw disorder to service.
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