The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete VA examination reports and requests for opinions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete or contradictory opinion(s) in the VA examination reports require further evaluation by a qualified examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- TMJ syndrome, heart disability, including hypertension, acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1025277
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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
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
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for GERD, TMJ syndrome, and migraine condition due to new evidence submitted after the May 2024 rating decision. The Veteran's MOS of cannon crewmember exposed him to various toxic exposures in service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions due to a docketing error and failure to respond within the required time frame.
- Whole decision: Denied
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