The veteran's dental disability, including the loss of teeth 28 and 29, is considered secondary to his service-connected bilateral fracture of the mandible. His claim for an increased rating for the fracture has been granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the veteran's history of a fractured mandible that resulted in the loss of teeth 28 and 29, which are now considered secondary to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0212303
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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