The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's missing teeth are related to his service-connected mandibular dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The current dental examination report does not provide sufficient information on whether the missing teeth are etiologically related to the veteran's service connected mandibular dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- broken teeth
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0842697
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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: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes due to the Veteran's individual unemployability rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for low back disability, broken teeth, scar to chin, and infection, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for broken teeth and temporomandibular joint arthritis were dismissed. The appeal for erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD was remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental issue, residuals of broken teeth, for compensation purposes is denied. The Board has also remanded the claim for service connection for a dental issue, residuals of broken teeth, for treatment purposes.
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