The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a dental disability secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his diabetes mellitus. The veteran was not granted any new ratings or benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support establishing service connection for the dental disability as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, nor did it meet the criteria for a higher initial rating for diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0607898
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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