The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a jaw disability and dental disorder due to in-service radiation therapy. The evidence now shows that chronic dental and jaw disabilities are not of service origin.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence indicates that the veteran's current dental and jaw disabilities may be related to his in-service radiation therapy, which caused dryness of the mouth and increased caries rate.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw disability, dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305412
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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