The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, including as secondary to his service-connected anxiety neurosis, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because the RO has not determined whether the Veteran is eligible for VA outpatient dental treatment and needs a VA examination to identify any current dental disability and determine if it is caused by or aggravated by service-connected anxiety neurosis.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability, TMJ dysfunction, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1227963
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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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