The Board found that the veteran does not have a current jaw disability related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current jaw disability, and the negative medical records were more probative than the veteran's statements.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0413198
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What this means for you
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