The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma, including broken teeth, was denied. However, the veteran is granted service connection for broken teeth due to in-service dental trauma.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established for residuals of dental trauma but was granted for broken teeth as a result of in-service dental trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental trauma, broken teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0834111
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes due to the Veteran's individual unemployability rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of dental trauma, finding that the evidence did not support a claim for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.150.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for low back disability, broken teeth, scar to chin, and infection, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous instructions, and it will be readjudicated for service connection of residuals of dental trauma.
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