Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of a dental condition is remanded. The VA failed to provide the necessary examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board must remand an appeal to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- dental condition, including damage to a front tooth requiring periodic maintenance and recapping
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002946
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