The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental disorder, including residuals of a root canal, as it is not subject to service connection for VA compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established for missing or damaged teeth, and there is no evidence of damage to the maxilla or mandible that would warrant compensation benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- root canal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909313
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to notify the appellant of scheduled VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental/oral condition, including cracked tooth, nerve damage, and root canal, as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's root canal disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation and consideration of all relevant evidence, including reports of loss of taste, teeth, and maxilla.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for dental and tooth problems, including teeth grinding, jaw pain, chipped teeth, missing fillings, root canal, and a cracked bridge. The case is therefore REMANDED for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his dental and tooth problems.
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