The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dental disability for compensation purposes, as there is no current diagnosed dental disability that can be service-connected.
The deciding factor: The March 2008 VA examination report concluded that poor oral hygiene resulted in the extraction of the Veteran's teeth and not trauma. The Veteran does not have a service-connected compensable dental disability (Class I eligibility).
- Claimed conditions
- dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907961
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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