The Board finds that the Veteran's dental disorder is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing bone loss through trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of bone loss through trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis in the Veteran's case, which is required to establish service connection for dental disabilities under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027617
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