The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for periodontal disease and aortic valve abnormality, finding that periodontal disease is not a disability for VA compensation purposes. The heart disorder was determined to be unrelated to service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Periodontal disease is not considered a compensable condition under VA regulations, making it impossible to establish service connection for this condition. As such, the veteran's claim of secondary service connection for his heart disorder based on periodontal disease cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Periodontal Disease, Aortic Valve Abnormality
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0840029
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