The Veteran's claims for service connection for lightheadedness or dizziness and tooth sensitivity as secondary to his service-connected TMD, and for a higher initial rating for headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to clarify whether the Veteran has any other diagnosed conditions manifested by symptoms including lightheadedness or dizziness, and if so, whether they had their onset in service or are otherwise related to his active service. The VA examiner is also asked to address whether any such condition was aggravated by his service-connected TMD.
- Claimed conditions
- lightheadedness or dizziness, tooth sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1408868
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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: Denied
The Veteran's additional tooth sensitivity and pain following occlusal adjustments by VA in November 2014 were not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or error in judgment on part of VA. The Board found that the risk of such an event was foreseeable.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for dizziness associated with TMD and headaches, but the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his headaches remain before the Board.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board finds that the veteran does not have a dental condition due to in-service dental trauma and is therefore not eligible for VA treatment based on this claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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