The Board has determined that the Veteran's oral bone loss is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected asthma, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The July 2013 VA examiner diagnosed moderate to severe generalized periodontal disease and opined that it is more likely than not that the Veteran's asthma medication are an aggravating factor.
- Claimed conditions
- oral bone loss
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1405069
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What this means for you
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