The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA orthopedic examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right lower extremity disability and whether he is unemployable due to his disabilities. The TDIU claim will be referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine the extent of his service-connected impairment and its impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of fracture and open reduction of the right tibia and fibula, loss of a tooth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1023662
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, including the loss of a tooth, as there was no evidence of a current disability that met the criteria for compensation purposes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for loss of a tooth is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues regarding bipolar disorder, sleep disability, and neurological disability of the left upper extremity due to incomplete records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back and neck disabilities. The loss of a tooth case is denied as there is no evidence of dental condition related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for loss of a tooth, to include for dental treatment purposes, is dismissed. The appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for recurrent corneal erosion of the right eye is remanded.
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