The Board has remanded the case due to a need for VHA to determine if the Veteran meets eligibility requirements for service connection of dental damage.
The deciding factor: VHA needs to make an eligibility determination before VA can adjudicate the claim under new regulations effective February 29, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- dental damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1401999
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the service connection claims for eye strain, facial tick, dental damage, and leg lesions as they were withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder) is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current residuals of a head injury, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The issue of entitlement to service connection for dental damage remains pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining dental treatment records and arranging for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for dental damage, finding that there is no evidence of trauma causing his in-service dental problems and thus he does not meet the criteria for VA dental treatment.
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