The veteran's claim for service connection for a dental injury is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service medical records and possibly a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Service medical records are needed to determine the cause of the veteran's current dental issues.
- Claimed conditions
- dental injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0620155
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for dental injury and TMJ have been reopened, but further evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are service-connected. Other issues related to the right shoulder, left knee, respiratory system, and allergic rhinitis remain unresolved.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for left shoulder condition, neck condition, residuals of facial trauma, skin condition (cold sores), and a dental condition for outpatient treatment purposes. The effective dates for these claims are not addressed in this decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dental injury, finding that there was no evidence of bone damage to the maxilla or mandible during service. The claim is denied as the preponderance of the evidence does not support compensation.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's passing, as veterans' claims do not survive their deaths.
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