The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion on whether there was additional disability due to VA dental treatment from November 1969 to April 1970, and if so, whether it was caused by carelessness or negligence.
The deciding factor: The VA dentist could not provide an opinion without seeing the appellant at the original time of treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1022704
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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