The Veteran's claim for service connection for gum disease was denied. The claim for service connection for PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection for gum disease could not be established as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active duty or service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- gum disease, diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1031950
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetic neuropathy and hypertension under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for service connection for a stroke and hypertension on direct or secondary basis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic neuropathy secondary to diabetes and throat cancer, and seborrheic dermatitis secondary to diabetes.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for diabetic neuropathy, depression, inability to sleep and panic attacks, flat feet, and plantar fasciitis as the Veteran withdrew her request.
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