The Veteran requested service connection for teeth injuries for outpatient treatment purposes, not compensation. The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no substantive appeal regarding the issue of reopening a claim for compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements indicated she wanted outpatient dental treatment only, not compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the teeth
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1205121
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for the Veteran's claimed conditions, as there is no competent and credible evidence showing in-service incurrence or a relationship to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II and its associated secondary conditions, due to a lack of evidence showing such conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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