The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of a dental disorder, cracked and chipped teeth as secondary to PTSD due to lack of proper consideration of bruxism (involuntary clenching or grinding of teeth) related to PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the private physician's suggestion that the fractured enamel may be due to bruxism (stress-related tooth grinding).
- Claimed conditions
- cracked teeth, chipped teeth
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19163936
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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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
Your claims for an initial compensable rating for a chin scar, service connection for chipped teeth, and service connection for a low back disability have been dismissed as you withdrew your appeal.
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