The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current dental condition warranting service connection and remands the case to determine if he meets eligibility requirements for treatment purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's previous denial of service connection for compensation purposes was upheld, as there are no residuals from his past dental issues with tooth number 8.
- Claimed conditions
- dental condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195505
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a dental condition for treatment purposes to VHA for determination of eligibility.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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