The Board has determined that the veteran's tooth number 8 was filled after 180 days of active service and was never noted to be diseased before that. The veteran did not receive notification within 90 days of discharge from service regarding the need for VA dental treatment, thus meeting the criteria for one-time completion basis outpatient dental treatment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's tooth number 8 met the criteria for a one-time completion basis outpatient dental treatment due to it being filled after 180 days of active service and not having any pre-existing disease before filling, along with notification issues post-discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of front incisor tooth
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0701544
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