The Board granted service connection for treatment purposes due to dental trauma affecting teeth numbered 8, 9 and 10.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's account of in-service trauma was credible, and the evidence showed he sustained injuries to these specific teeth during his active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910972
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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