The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of residuals from a jaw injury or dental trauma incurred during service, and thus the veteran's claims for service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran currently experiences residual disability due to jaw injury or dental trauma sustained during his period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw injury, dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0817815
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