The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for loss of teeth, claimed as residual injury to the face with dental trauma due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous opinions were insufficient and directed an addendum opinion to provide a rationale for the findings regarding the relationship between current loss of teeth and documented in-service dental trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of teeth, residual injury to the face with dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20067875
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
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 23, 2021 for the award of service connection for occlusion of right carotid artery with resulting loss of right eye vision and SMC based on housebound status. The TDIU and DEA claims were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for loss of teeth, migraines, pituitary tumors, Vitamin D deficiency, degenerative disc disease, and an intestinal disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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