The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claims for residuals of a lacerated chin and loss of two upper front teeth due to trauma, finding that no new and material evidence was received.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen either claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lacerated chin, loss of two upper front teeth, due to trauma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0928554
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VCAA notice provided to the veteran was insufficient and requires additional notification regarding what evidence would be necessary to substantiate the element or elements required to establish service connection for a lacerated chin and dental trauma. The case is therefore being remanded for this purpose.
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