The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a compensable dental disorder of the maxilla resulting from service trauma, and thus is not entitled to service connection for compensation or VA outpatient dental treatment.
The deciding factor: The loss of approximately 80 percent of the Veteran's maxilla is not associated solely with upper teeth extracted during service, and therefore does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 9914.
- Claimed conditions
- resorption of the maxillary ridge
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0927393
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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).
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