The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his right foot, right shoulder, right knee, left knee, and low back conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran’s current disabilities and whether they are related to service or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- cracked tooth, bleeding gums
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19171351
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental/oral condition, including cracked tooth, nerve damage, and root canal, as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes, as there was no evidence of a compensable dental condition or eligibility under any of the available classes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes is denied as there is no evidence of impairment of the mandible, loss of a portion of the ramus, or loss of a portion of the maxilla. The Board finds that service connection is not warranted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to missing VA medical records and requests for additional information. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right elbow disorder is also on hold.
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