The veteran's request to reopen a previously disallowed claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic dental disorder, to include for the purpose of obtaining VA outpatient dental treatment, was denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: None of the newly submitted evidence pertains to the reasons for the prior denial nor raises the reasonable possibility of substantiating the veteran's underlying claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0814315
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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