The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder (claimed as loss of a tooth) for compensation and/or treatment purposes, finding that there was no evidence of trauma or disease causing a loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible resulting in the extraction of the tooth. The claim is based on direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's dental disorder did not result from an injury or disease incurred during active duty and there was no evidence of trauma or disease that caused a loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible resulting in the extraction of his tooth.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of a tooth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1212403
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, including the loss of a tooth, as there was no evidence of a current disability that met the criteria for compensation purposes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for loss of a tooth is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues regarding bipolar disorder, sleep disability, and neurological disability of the left upper extremity due to incomplete records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back and neck disabilities. The loss of a tooth case is denied as there is no evidence of dental condition related to service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for loss of a tooth, to include for dental treatment purposes, is dismissed. The appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for recurrent corneal erosion of the right eye is remanded.
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