The veteran's dental conditions are not disabilities for which compensation may be granted, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the veteran's dental conditions is precluded as a matter of law under VA regulations due to their nature (replaceable missing teeth, abscessed teeth, carious teeth, or periodontal disease) which are not compensable disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- replaceable missing teeth, dental or alveolar abscesses, periodontitis, carious teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0615115
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if any of the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to his military service.
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