The Board denied service connection for a left hand disorder and denied eligibility for VA dental treatment due to lack of evidence within one year of separation from active duty.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet the criteria for VA outpatient dental treatment as he did not apply within one year of his separation from service, nor did he have a compensable service-connected disability or a service-connected condition aggravated by a dental condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand laceration, missing teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638389
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