The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected fractured right mandible does not warrant an initial compensable evaluation, as there is no evidence of chronic osteomyelitis or loss of substance of the mandible. The veteran's teeth were lost due to periodontal disease and not related to his in-service fracture.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any loss of motion or substance of the mandible, nor was there evidence linking the loss of teeth to the service-connected fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0804371
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death, DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and accrued benefits due to lack of evidence showing a link between his death and service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating prior to March 28, 2012 was granted. Since then, his disability has been rated at 10 percent since that date. The Board found no evidence of additional impairment warranting a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right mandible fracture and obtaining any outstanding private treatment records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a fractured right mandible, but assigned a noncompensable evaluation. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations.
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