Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for missing teeth and remanded the claims for temporomandibular disorder, left knee disability, and back disability due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record does not support a finding of in-service trauma leading to the loss of teeth. A remand is necessary to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's TMD, left knee, and back disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- missing teeth, temporomandibular disorder (TMD), left knee disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102499
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