The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a mouth injury, sought on a compensation basis, is denied as there are no compensable disabilities found.
The deciding factor: There were no compensable dental or alveolar conditions found to be due to trauma during service.
- Claimed conditions
- mouth injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2005
- Citation
- 0517354
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need to obtain medical records from the USPHS and National Archives.
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