The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability claimed as cracked teeth is remanded due to the lack of private medical records related to his treatment. The Board will attempt to obtain these records and conduct any necessary development before readjudicating the claim.
The deciding factor: The claim cannot be decided without private medical records that document the Veteran's current dental condition and its relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cracked teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004608
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, including four cracked teeth sustained during service in Vietnam, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and determination of eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to unclear medical records regarding whether the Veteran's loss of teeth other than tooth #29 is related to service, including an in-service trauma. The VA examiner will need to provide a clear opinion on causation and aggravation.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for cracked teeth from November 15, 2018 to February 27, 2019 was denied.,An effective date of November 15, 2018 for the grant of service connection for cracked teeth was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for throat cancer. The claims of secondary service connection for various conditions are remanded.
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