The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a right mandible fracture and missing teeth due to lack of sufficient evidence. The Veteran's right mandible fracture is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but further examination may be needed to determine if higher ratings are warranted. For his missing teeth, there is no evidence that they resulted from the in-service trauma.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's missing teeth and thus remanded this issue for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Right mandible fracture, Missing teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21061964
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Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, infertility, missing teeth, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities and feet due to new evidence suggesting an earlier onset.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder and migraine headaches are granted service connection. The left knee, right knee, sleep, bilateral hearing loss, missing teeth, and hypertension claims are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right mandible fracture residuals are manifested by pain and limited motion, warranting a 10 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected right mandible fracture and loss of lower right teeth #29-32 do not meet or approximate criteria for a compensable disability rating under VA's schedular rating criteria, thus denying both issues.
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