The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for maxilla bone loss with including tooth #8, tooth #9 loss is denied. The TMJ disorder claim is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for entitlement to an initial compensable rating for maxilla bone loss were not met and remanded the issue of service connection for a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder due to potential complications from the dental condition.
- Claimed conditions
- maxilla bone loss, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050111
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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 remands the claims for service connection for bruxism and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their etiology, including whether they are related to exposures during service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder was dismissed due to a claims processing error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for TMJ disorder and headaches, as well as the claim for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the effects of medications on the severity of these conditions.
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