The veteran's major depression is not service-connected, and her loss of teeth was not caused by VA treatment. The claim for 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 benefits for the loss of teeth is also denied.
The deciding factor: Major depression is not attributable to a service-connected condition or due to VA medical care, while the veteran's loss of teeth resulted from her own misconduct and was not caused by VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0416570
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