The veteran is seeking service connection for the loss of all upper teeth. The case has been remanded to gather additional dental records and a VA dentist's evaluation.
The deciding factor: The claim involves determining whether the loss of all upper teeth was incurred or aggravated during active service, considering the specific provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.381 for dental conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of all upper teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0842653
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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 claim for service connection for cracked upper palate and loss of all upper teeth due to outstanding private treatment records and a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication. Specifically, a VA examination is needed for the left foot condition, and the issues of service connection for upper teeth loss and pension are to be addressed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's dental conditions, including the loss of all upper teeth and headaches, are not attributable to in-service events or diseases. Service connection for these conditions is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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