The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence not being presented, and a psychiatric disability including PTSD is also remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not provided to reopen the claim of residuals of mercury dental fillings. The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, needs further examination to determine its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of mercury dental fillings, psychiatric disability (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161662
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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