The Board granted service connection for dental trauma to teeth numbers 8 and 9, denied secondary service connection for a left hand condition, and denied compensable ratings for residuals of right ankle injury and scar of the left index finger.
The deciding factor: The veteran's in-service automobile accident resulted in traumatic injuries to his teeth, which were treated with dental restorations. The examiner found that the veteran had no diagnosed disability resulting from a left hand condition. His service-connected scar on the left index finger was not aggravated by any other condition and did not result in additional impairment of function.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental Trauma, Left Hand Condition (claimed as secondary to service-connected scar of left index finger)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638442
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