The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a dental disorder due to scheduling issues and requests for an examination at closer locations. The case is returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear for his scheduled VA examination, but provided reasons why he could not attend. The Board finds another remand necessary to ensure the Veteran can be rescheduled for a closer location or receive a review based on available records if unable to attend an exam.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164615
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatitis, GERD, and a dental disorder as secondary to the Veteran's throat cancer, but denied an initial compensable rating for throat cancer under DC 6819. The Board also granted a 20 percent rating for urinary frequency as a residual of prostate cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder, remanded the claim for a dental disorder, and remanded the initial compensable rating for hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a dental disorder and chin scar for further development, including scheduling VA examinations to determine their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes, as there was no evidence of loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible.
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