The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental condition, to include chipped tooth, due to incomplete STRs and outstanding treatment records. The Veteran was deployed to Kuwait where she had a chipped tooth in service. She also experienced another chipped tooth post-service which was removed. The Board found there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the Veteran has one of the enumerated dental conditions that are entitled to VA compensation and whether her condition is related to active service. Therefore, remand is warranted for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the STRs do not contain sufficient information about the Veteran's dental treatment during her deployment in Kuwait and did not obtain all of her post-service dental records from Shipp Family Dentistry. The Board also found there was insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the Veteran has one of the enumerated dental conditions that are entitled to VA compensation and whether her condition is related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chipped tooth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24075388
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Dismissed
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