The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for a jaw disability/chronic periodontal disease, but has determined that there is no current compensable dental disability to grant service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of impairment of the mandible, loss of a portion of the ramus, or loss of a portion of the maxilla, for which service-connected compensation could be granted. The Veteran's STRs only show treatment for possible pyorrhea and teeth extractions due to an abscess during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw disability/chronic periodontal disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0921285
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