Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate examination reports.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and provide adequate medical examinations, including addressing flare-ups and medication effects.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint, s/p multiple left maxillary reconstruction surgeries for left maxillary fracture, residual of partial loss of teeth due to caries and dental infection and disorders of the tooth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110748
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