The Board has granted the appellant's claim for VA outpatient dental treatment due to chronic periodontitis secondary to in-service trauma. The appeal for service connection of a dental disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the appellant's in-service dental trauma resulted in any disability listed under 38 C.F.R. § 4.150, which would be required for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic periodontitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0217653
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