The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability (claimed as periodontitis) due to incomplete examination and further development is required.
The deciding factor: The VA dental examination was found to be incomplete, necessitating additional examination to address all current dental disorders and determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- periodontitis, abscess in upper gum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20043092
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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 condition, including loss of adult teeth and failing dentition.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for cataracts, wrist condition, back condition, Hepatitis C, and periodontitis were granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back condition and Hepatitis C are now reopened.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development to consider whether the Appellant is entitled to DIC benefits for the cause of the Veteran's death under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 and to enhanced DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support the claim and thus denying it. The appeal was limited to the issue of service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes.
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