The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of dental trauma, specifically tooth number 8, for VA outpatient treatment purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran fractured tooth number 8 in service and received a crown. The current condition is considered service-connected for treatment purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0638667
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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