The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's dental disability, specifically osteomyelitis and bone loss. The examiner is requested to address whether these disabilities are related to service, particularly post-extraction infection during service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board requires a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current dental disabilities (osteomyelitis and bone loss) are related to his in-service extraction of molars or his presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- osteomyelitis, bone loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23065294
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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.
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