The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 (formerly 38 U.S.C.A. § 351) due to new and material evidence showing that he has an additional jaw disability as a result of VA medical treatment.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence demonstrates the veteran has an additional jaw disability resulting from VA medical treatment, including nerve damage and hypersensitivity of his anterior mandibular teeth.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2002
- Citation
- 0206921
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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