The Veteran's claim for service connection for a root canal performed during service for compensation purposes is denied as the law does not allow such claims.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established for treatable carious teeth, including root canals, solely for the purpose of establishing eligibility for outpatient dental treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- root canal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1043203
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to notify the appellant of scheduled VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental/oral condition, including cracked tooth, nerve damage, and root canal, as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's root canal disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation and consideration of all relevant evidence, including reports of loss of taste, teeth, and maxilla.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for dental and tooth problems, including teeth grinding, jaw pain, chipped teeth, missing fillings, root canal, and a cracked bridge. The case is therefore REMANDED for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his dental and tooth problems.
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