The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for damaged teeth, finding that there was no evidence of a dental injury or disease during service and concluding that any current condition is not related to service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a dental injury or disease during service, and the veteran did not provide sufficient evidence linking his current condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- damaged teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0314540
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of a current disability for VA purposes. The Veteran's claim for damaged teeth is remanded as there are insufficient clinical information in the file to make a decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for damaged, decayed, broken, and chipped teeth is denied as there is no compensable dental disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his teeth are replaceable and do not meet the criteria for a compensable dental disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the submission of new evidence.
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