The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for extraction of teeth due to chronic periodontal disease because it occurred prior to completing 180 days of active service, and VA regulations prohibit such a grant.
The deciding factor: VA regulations prohibit granting service connection for teeth extracted due to chronic periodontal disease if they were extracted before 180 days of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic periodontal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0123172
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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