The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claims for a dental disability and neck disability are remanded due to incomplete development. The case will be returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) after further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as the VA examination did not address whether the current DDD was incurred within one year of separation from service, which was a part of the previous remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental disability, Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186408
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, as there was no evidence of a current disability within the meaning of VA law.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection based on new and material evidence, but remanded several issues for further development.
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