The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dental disability for compensation and treatment purposes due to the extraction of tooth number 18 during his military service. The Board found that the condition was not compensable as a result of trauma or disease, but rather as part of routine dental treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's claim was precluded by law since the loss of the tooth was due to its non-restorable state at entry into service and did not meet the criteria for compensation under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- tooth extraction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0204111
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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