The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dental trauma of additional teeth, finding that there was no evidence of such trauma during service and that any missing teeth were due to natural progression or other causes.
The deciding factor: There is no documented evidence of dental trauma leading to the loss of teeth other than those already service-connected. The Veteran's missing teeth are attributed to natural aging and non-service-related factors, not to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental Trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1407634
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What this means for you
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