The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of dental trauma and finds that it is warranted due to credible testimony regarding in-service dental trauma.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay allegations regarding damage or loss to his front upper teeth as a result of in-service dental trauma to be circumstantially supported by the evidence of record, including service treatment records showing missing/damaged teeth at different points during his tour of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0943505
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of dental trauma, finding that the evidence did not support a claim for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.150.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous instructions, and it will be readjudicated for service connection of residuals of dental trauma.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in adjudication and failure to consider certain evidence, including VA outpatient dental treatment records and a medical opinion. The claim will be reconsidered with additional information.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma, to include missing teeth, for outpatient dental treatment is dismissed because the Veteran is already in receipt of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), which authorizes him to receive any needed dental treatment from VA.
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