The Board found that the veteran's periodontitis of teeth #2 and 3 was incurred in service, and granted service connection for this condition. The claim for residuals of dental trauma is not well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the veteran's periodontitis resulted from treatment during service, which constituted service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- periodontitis, gum disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0011393
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition, including loss of adult teeth and failing dentition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions and failure to obtain a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gum disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for this condition. The claims for diabetes mellitus, eye disorder, and lumbar spine disorder are denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for cataracts, wrist condition, back condition, Hepatitis C, and periodontitis were granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back condition and Hepatitis C are now reopened.
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