The Veteran's claim for service connection of dental conditions for treatment purposes is being remanded due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: Development has not been conducted into the sole claim pursued by the Veteran - service connection of dental conditions for treatment purposes only.
- Claimed conditions
- dental conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127606
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19127606.
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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a skin condition, readjudicated the claim of chronic sinusitis, and granted TDIU due to major depressive disorder. Some claims were dismissed or remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection due to the appellant's withdrawal request prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for migraine headaches. The Veteran's hearing loss and fracture laceration left ring finger disabilities are also remanded for further evaluation.
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