The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete or insufficient evidence. The issues include dental condition, respiratory disorder, and loss of skull.
The deciding factor: Incomplete or insufficient evidence was found in the Veteran's claims file, necessitating additional development and examination to determine the existence and etiology of any dental trauma, respiratory disorder, or loss of skull.
- Claimed conditions
- dental condition for compensation purposes, respiratory disorder, to include the chest wall, loss of skull
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20025845
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for dental and oral conditions are remanded due to the need for clarification of the nature of his condition and a determination regarding eligibility for treatment purposes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left shoulder, gastrointestinal, and dental conditions to obtain additional evidence and examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and all issues on appeal have been dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, a dental condition for compensation purposes, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding that any current disabilities were related to service.
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