The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for lingual papillitis and oral lichen planus has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because a VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran’s lingual papillitis and oral lichen planus, and the claim was reopened on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lingual papillitis, oral lichen planus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167437
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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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