The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disability and an increased rating for duodenal ulcer. The Veteran was not found to have any service-connected dental disability, as his missing teeth were due to neglect rather than in-service trauma or disease. For the duodenal ulcer claim, the Board noted that there were no recent testing or clinical signs of recurrence, and the condition did not impact the Veteran's ability to work.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any service-connected dental disability, as the Veteran's missing teeth were due to neglect rather than in-service trauma or disease. For the duodenal ulcer claim, there was no recent testing or clinical signs of recurrence, and the condition did not impact the Veteran's ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422356
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