The Board found no competent medical evidence establishing a nexus between the veteran's current diagnosis of gingivitis and his prior service or any service-connected disability, thus denying the claim for service connection for gum disease as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's current diagnosed gingivitis and his prior service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gingivitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0021207
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gingivitis as there is no evidence of a compensable dental disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for allergies, a back disability, gingivitis, a nerve disability, and a sinus disability has been withdrawn.,Service connection for unspecified depressive disorder is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's current unspecified depressive disorder is related to her active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including right knee disability, left knee injury, arthritis, chest scar, blurred vision, high blood pressure, and shoulder injuries. The decision does not address dental scars or provide a rating assigned.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's dental disorder, including gingivitis and loss of teeth diagnosed in 2020, was incurred or caused by service. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records and a new opinion from a clinician.
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