The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder, either VA compensation or for treatment purposes only.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's loss of teeth was not due to trauma but rather periodontal disease. The governing law and regulations do not support service connection in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- dental implants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911320
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for foot fungus, dental implants, and an initial compensable evaluation for the appendectomy scar before a decision was made by the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking reimbursement for out-of-pocket dental treatment he received in 2002 and 2008. The case has been remanded to the Fayetteville, North Carolina VAMC for proper development and adjudication.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for dental implants and a cracked tooth has been withdrawn.
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