The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current dental disability for which compensation can be granted, as there is no evidence of nonunion or malunion of the maxilla or mandible; limited motion of the temporomandibular joint; impairment of the ramus, condyloid process, or coronoid process; loss of the hard palate; or loss of all upper anterior teeth, all lower anterior teeth, or all upper and lower teeth on one side.
The deciding factor: The veteran's dental conditions (pulpitis and dental abscesses) are not compensable under VA regulations as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability as defined in 38 C.F.R. § 4.150.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental Abscesses, Pulpitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0716670
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