The Board remands the issues of service connection for loss of all teeth and a compensable rating for loss of tooth #9 for additional development, including review of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to additional VA treatment records added to the claims file since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) was issued in May 2023, and no response or waiver from the Veteran regarding initial AOJ consideration of this evidence was received.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of all teeth, specifically #1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30, 31, and 32, loss of tooth #9
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002466
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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