The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his residuals of a broken jaw is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there are outstanding treatment records that may be relevant to the claim, as well as new symptoms reported by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- broken jaw, fractured teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21064846
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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
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a broken jaw was granted for specific periods. The claim for TDIU was remanded.
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