The Board has ordered the RO to attempt to obtain records from Dr. H. Levine, who treated the Veteran for jaw care and facial paralysis. The decision is remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: There are missing VAMC treatment records related to the Veteran's jaw care and facial paralysis that need to be obtained and reviewed by an examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- left side facial paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22034609
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right side and left side facial paralysis, a dental disability, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C, right side facial paralysis, and left side facial paralysis. The matter of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to VA care to the jaw causing left side facial paralysis, finding that there was no evidence of negligence or improper treatment by VA personnel.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to VA care causing left side facial paralysis is remanded for further development, including obtaining records from the non-VA oral surgeon and a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete evidence and need for additional medical opinions. Issues include higher ratings for coronary artery disease, service connection for facial paralysis and dental conditions, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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