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.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service injury and neglect.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a jaw fracture, angular cheilitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23060535
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for angular cheilitis and geographic tongue due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are remanded due to inadequate examinations, missing VA treatment records, and new evidence not being considered.
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