The Veteran's claim is denied as there is no basis for establishing service connection for a dental disorder, including as a residual of trauma, for purposes of receiving outpatient treatment.
The deciding factor: Service connection may only be established for certain types of dental and oral conditions listed under 38 C.F.R. § 4.150, such as impairment of the mandible or loss of teeth due to loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible. The Veteran's service records do not show any actual dental trauma during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1112326
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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