The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and accepted a videoconference hearing, but no transcript was available. He has now expressed a desire for another hearing before a Veterans Law Judge sitting at the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of facial injury, broken teeth/loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1235370
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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.
- Granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of facial injury, nasal trauma, and allergic rhinitis were granted due to new and relevant evidence. Additionally, the veteran was granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 30 percent for residuals of facial injury, to include scarring, is denied as the scar does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's rating schedule.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a facial injury, arthritis of the back, arthritis of the feet, left great toe condition, and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's conditions are found to be aggravated by his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a facial injury. The claims for TBI and cervical spine disorder have also been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
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