The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the evidence did not show an additional disability resulting from VA dental treatment, and there was no showing of carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experienced a temporary symptom (bleeding gums) following his tooth extraction but did not result in an additional permanent disability. The lack of further VA treatment for dentures does not make one eligible for compensation under § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- tooth decay, periodontitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0941099
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the extraction of teeth, for the purposes of treatment only, due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. However, it denied service connection for the same condition for the purposes of compensation.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for ischemic optic neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected carcinoma of glottis and laryngeal cancer, but denied service connection for tooth decay.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tooth decay and gum disease due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding proper notification for an examination.
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