The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's dental condition.
The deciding factor: The compensation and pension examination was deemed inadequate as it did not provide a full description of the current dental diagnosis or assess the severity accurately.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of LeFort I osteotomy, maxillomandibular fixation with application of arch bar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028080
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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