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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161662
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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
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