The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide a new VA examination. The Veteran seeks an increased rating for his right mandible fracture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence or argument to substantiate the claim, necessitating further development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Right mandible fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1012657
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right mandible fracture residuals are manifested by pain and limited motion, warranting a 10 percent rating.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected right mandible fracture and loss of lower right teeth #29-32 do not meet or approximate criteria for a compensable disability rating under VA's schedular rating criteria, thus denying both issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensable disability ratings for residuals of a right mandible fracture and left mandibular condyle, finding no evidence of loss of masticatory function or range of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right mandible fracture is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of functional loss caused by pain.
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