The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected dental trauma to teeth 8 and 9 related to anterior maxilla trauma has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 19, 2012 for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood has been denied. The RO found that there was no evidence or argument to support an earlier effective date.,The Veteran's claim for nonservice connected pension has been dismissed as moot due to his receipt of service-connected benefits.
The deciding factor: There is no basis for awarding a compensable rating for the Veteran’s service-connected dental trauma to teeth 8 and 9 under Diagnostic Code 9913, as they have been restored by suitable prosthesis.,The effective date of the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood cannot be earlier than June 19, 2012, as it was received more than one year after discharge from service and diagnosed shortly thereafter.,The Veteran's receipt of service-connected benefits (left knee disability and dental trauma) represents a greater benefit, making the nonservice connected pension claim moot.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, dental trauma to teeth 8 and 9 related to anterior maxilla trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18101421
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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
This decision grants service connection for erectile dysfunction and assigns a noncompensable rating, effective November 6, 2020. The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood is granted as service-connected, also effective November 6, 2020. An effective date prior to November 6, 2020, is denied for the award of service connection for GERD and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,An effective date prior to November 6, 2020, is denied for the award of service connection for GERD and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was due to his service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood, which contributed substantially or materially to his death. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood is denied, and the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition is remanded due to lack of a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.
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