The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his right great toe disability and dental disorder. The appeals are not about service connection, but rather the need for further examination or treatment.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right great toe disability, Dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125403
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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