The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a dental condition or disability, to include periodontal disease or extracted teeth, as a result of combat wounds or other trauma incurred during his active military service. Therefore, service connection for a dental condition for treatment purposes is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran has a compensable dental disability and does not meet the requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 17.161 for service connection for the limited purpose of receiving VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- dental condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1002169
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What this means for you
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