The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his facial numbness is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has indicated that his symptoms have worsened since the last VA examination in 2015, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- facial numbness, jaw dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149347
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies and facial numbness, all related to exposure to an herbicide agent during service.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agent is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of facial numbness, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
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