The Board has denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of $30,099 for dental expenses from May 2002 to May 2004. The appeal is remanded due to a failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: The RO did not review the claim in light of additional evidence received by the Veteran and failed to issue a supplemental statement of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- dental issues
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0938581
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 the Veteran's claim for service connection for dental issues, finding that there was no increase in severity during service and that the condition existed prior to entry into service. The evidence did not show a medical link between the current need for new dentures and treatment received while in service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for dental issues was dismissed due to improper concurrent election of review options.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to schedule VA examinations to determine if the veteran's conditions are related to his active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA dental services incurred during the pandemic due to emergency treatment is being remanded for further development and consideration.
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