The appeal was remanded for a travel board hearing at the Portland Regional Office.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to provide the veteran with a hearing before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0812537
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of dental trauma, finding that the evidence did not support a claim for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.150.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for treatment purposes due to dental trauma affecting teeth numbered 8, 9 and 10.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection to the RO for further development and adjudication.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a right wrist disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities, and the veteran did not have any verified in-service stressors or relevant in-service injuries.
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