The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of upper and lower posterior teeth, finding that there was no evidence of a dental disorder incurred or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the removal of the rear teeth during service did not warrant service connection due to lack of trauma prior to or resulting from removal.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of upper and lower teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0401100
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current dental disability for which service connection may be granted for compensation purposes. The claim of service connection for loss of upper and lower teeth is denied. For sleep apnea, the Board finds that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected dental disability for which he can be compensated, as his loss of teeth is due to natural progression of periodontal disease and not from trauma or other compensable conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of upper and lower teeth, finding no evidence of dental trauma during service. The veteran does not meet criteria for compensation purposes.
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