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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1235370
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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 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).
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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