The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental disability due to missing teeth and tooth pain. The Veteran was scheduled for VA examinations but did not attend, so another examination is required.
The deciding factor: The Veteran missed the scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disorder, missing teeth, tooth pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23058720
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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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