The Board has determined that the veteran had a dental trauma during active service which caused him to lose his two front teeth, and therefore grants service connection for the residuals of the dental trauma for treatment purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran experienced a dental trauma in July 1952 while on maneuvers in Ontario, resulting in the loss of his two front teeth. The Board found this to be sufficient to establish service connection as it was incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636832
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What this means for you
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