The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claim can be adjudicated, including obtaining addendum opinions regarding whether his loss of teeth and forehead scar were caused by VA carelessness or negligence in prescribing Xarelto, Warfarin, and/or Pradaxa. The Board also needs to determine if his episodes of syncope were proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected COPD.
The deciding factor: The Board found the initial opinions inadequate for evaluation purposes and thus remanded the case for new addendum opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of teeth 6 and 12, forehead scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22017604
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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 remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed forehead scar.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for gastritis with GERD and H. Pylori infection, as well as for a forehead scar.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including migraine headaches with photophobia, tinnitus associated with these headaches, and a forehead scar.
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