The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues, including the need for a hearing before another Veterans Law Judge at his local regional office.
The deciding factor: Procedural issues necessitate further development and scheduling of a Travel Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- left side of the face, left facial paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1125322
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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: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current residuals of left jaw surgery are service-connected, as his pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's claim for VA disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability, left facial paralysis, due to a left total parotidectomy by VA in June 1994 was granted because the left facial paralysis was not reasonably foreseeable and was caused by VA surgical treatment.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, left facial paralysis, cervical spine disability, dizziness and loss of balance, and loss of sense of taste.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a May 2000 VA surgery, but the RO needs to obtain and review all relevant medical records and schedule an examination to determine if there is any additional disability due to the VA surgery.
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