The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as the nature of the Veteran's current upper teeth disability is unclear, necessitating an assessment by a qualified examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- upper teeth disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1633770
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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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- Denied
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