The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gingivitis and assorted in-service dental procedures due to lack of timely application for treatment.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not apply for treatment within 90 days of discharge from service, which is required for outpatient dental treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- gingivitis, residuals of dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0607747
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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