The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for dental disability due to trauma in service is denied. The Board found that the veteran does not have a service-connected condition, and there is no evidence linking his current dental issues to any incident during service.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the loss of teeth was likely due to routine dental caries and periodontal disease rather than dental trauma in service.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0203567
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