The Board remands the claim for service connection for a dental disorder, claimed as residuals of major dental trauma, to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2021 AOJ decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: Verification of periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA is necessary, and the medical opinions are inadequate due to incorrect assumptions and lack of differentiation between pre-existing conditions and in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of major dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038832
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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