The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current facial deformity is related to his in-service tooth extraction.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the current facial deformity is at least as likely as not related to the in-service extraction of tooth #3 and its associated complications.
- Claimed conditions
- facial deformity, residuals of dental surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061794
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a dental condition and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of dental surgery for outpatient dental treatment purposes.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral dry eye disorder, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his in-service surgery. The claim for residuals of dental surgery was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for residuals of dental surgery was denied because there is no evidence of any diagnosed dental or jaw condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a dental condition and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of dental surgery for outpatient dental treatment purposes.
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