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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0812537
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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: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous instructions, and it will be readjudicated for service connection of residuals of dental trauma.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in adjudication and failure to consider certain evidence, including VA outpatient dental treatment records and a medical opinion. The claim will be reconsidered with additional information.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma, to include missing teeth, for outpatient dental treatment is dismissed because the Veteran is already in receipt of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), which authorizes him to receive any needed dental treatment from VA.
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