The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for angular cheilitis and geographic tongue due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions had an onset in service or are otherwise related to service, as they were unable to determine if the Veteran currently has diagnosed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- angular cheilitis, geographic tongue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21067553
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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).
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The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a jaw fracture, including dental disability, and for angular cheilitis as secondary to the service-connected jaw fracture.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's skin disability (tinea cruris) is granted a 30 percent evaluation from August 19, 2016. The Veteran's tongue disability (geographic tongue) does not meet the criteria for an extraschedular evaluation.
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